3.0% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3717, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3717, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Cars are essential in postcode 3717, where very few homes get by without one. The area is heavily reliant on private vehicles for travel, and the typical resident faces a long 92-minute drive to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most households are well-equipped, with 39.3% owning two vehicles and 17% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3717, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly one in five people work from home, a figure that rose 4.9 percentage points since 2011. Very few residents use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%, which is lower than most other areas.
19.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 options are limited, with only two routes and a weekly departure rate far below the Victorian average. The small number of available stops means access is much lower than in most other areas.
8
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.26
Lower than 63% 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).
24.3
Lower than 68% 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 around is dominated by the car, as the drive time to the city is 92 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
92
Higher than 77% 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 3717, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3717/3717-vic/topic/transport