2.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3698, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3698, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 12 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3698. This shift reflects a wider trend where cars remain essential, as almost every home owns at least one vehicle. The area has very little public transport, making personal cars the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with nearly half owning two vehicles and about 13% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3698, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.1%. Instead, 46.2% drive to work and 22.2% work from home, which is a little above the national figure.
22.2% ▲ +112.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is very limited, with only two bus routes and two stops serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.98
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
28.7
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
2
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Reaching a public transport stop is difficult here, as the typical walk takes 56 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
56
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3698, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3698/3698-vic/topic/transport