4.5% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3713, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3713, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Middle-of-the-road vehicle ownership rates define postcode 3713, where most homes rely heavily on cars. Very few people use public transport to get to work, reflecting the area's remote nature and limited service options. The typical journey to the city is long, taking about 130 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with 79% of households owning one or two vehicles. Only 4.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3713, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to travel, as 0% of people use public transport to get to work. While working from home rose to 11.8% since 2011, this is still far below the state figure of 25.7%.
11.8% ▲ +169.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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 limited to just two bus routes and four stops. With only 72.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, access is far below the Victorian average of 1,267.9.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.91
Higher than 53% 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).
72.3
Lower than 56% 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.
Getting to the city is a significant trip, with drive times among the highest for similar areas at 130 minutes.
130
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 3713, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3713/3713-vic/topic/transport