3753, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3753, VIC

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

Working from home has risen by 8.5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3753, reflecting a shift in how people get to work. This area is heavily reliant on cars, with only 1% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This level of car ownership is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

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📍 3753, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home has a car, with 50.1% owning two vehicles and 19.4% owning three. Only 1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas.

1.0% ▲ —

Lower than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3753, VIC, 2 vehicles is the majority at 50%; 3 vehicles is next at 20%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, with 63.8% as the driver. While 16.3% of residents now work from home, the number of people using public transport to commute has fallen to just 0.7%.

16.3% ▲ +108.6%

Higher than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 16.3%

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

0.7% ▼ -76.1%

Lower than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 3753, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 19%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is limited, with only one route and a total of 9 stops. The number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure, and all available services are buses.

1.94

Lower than 66% 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).

50.6

Lower than 60% 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.

The typical drive to the city takes 39 minutes. However, getting to the nearest public transport stop is more difficult than in most areas, taking about 23 minutes on foot.

23

Higher than 64% 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.

39

Higher than 50% 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 3753, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3753/3753-vic/topic/transport