3.9% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3714, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3714, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in postcode 3714, where only 3.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, reflecting a region where private transport is essential for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 37% having two vehicles and 14.6% having three. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3714, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 57.6% of residents, while only 0.2% use public transport. Working from home has risen to 16.4% since 2011, though this remains well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
16.4% ▲ +87.3%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 four bus routes, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the Victorian average. There are only 2.67 stops per 1,000 people, which is also far below the state level.
10
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.67
Lower than 60% 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).
37.9
Lower than 64% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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.
The area is quite remote, with a typical 105-minute drive to the city. Getting to the nearest transport stop is also more difficult than in most areas, taking about 33 minutes on foot.
33
Higher than 72% 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.
105
Higher than 83% 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 3714, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3714/3714-vic/topic/transport