3747, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3747, VIC

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

Far fewer people rely on public transport in postcode 3747 than in the rest of Victoria. This is a car-dependent area where almost no one uses public transit to get to work, and the typical home is much more likely to own multiple vehicles.

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📍 3747, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Very few homes here are without a car, at just 4.0%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own at least two vehicles, with 40% having exactly two and 22.7% owning three or more.

4.0% ▼ -29.8%

Higher than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 4.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3747, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Not a single person in this area commutes by public transport. Instead, 54.2% drive to work and 19.7% work from home, a figure that has risen by 12 points since 2011.

19.7% ▲ +163.3%

Higher than 62% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 19.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.2%
  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 3747, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 24%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport access is far below the state average, with only 0.59 stops per 1,000 people. The area relies entirely on two bus routes, with no train or tram services available.

0.59

Lower 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).

23.3

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around on foot is difficult here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 35 minutes, which is higher than in most other areas.

35

Higher than 73% 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 3747, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3747/3747-vic/topic/transport