3727, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3727, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Zero homes without a motor vehicle is a striking feature of postcode 3727, where car reliance is total. Every single household owns at least one vehicle, and the area is far more dependent on cars for travel than most of the state and country.

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📍 3727, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 37.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 28.8% having four or more. This means a huge proportion of households have multiple cars, which is well below the national and state figures for those without a vehicle.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3727, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 4 or more (28%) and 3 vehicles (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one in the area commutes using public transport, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011. Instead, 68.3% of workers drive to their jobs, while 22.5% work from home, which is a little above the Australian average.

22.5% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 3727, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 71%; Worked at home is next at 23%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are 6.6 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average. However, this only covers one bus route and two stops, resulting in weekly departures that are far below the state figure.

6.60

Higher than 79% 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).

118.8

Lower than 53% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the nearest transport stop is a challenge, as the typical walk takes 78 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for this type of area.

78

Higher than 97% 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 3727, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3727/3727-vic/topic/transport