1.7% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3754, VIC · Postcode
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 3754 has a motor vehicle, making cars the primary way people get around. This heavy reliance on driving is mirrored in the work commute, where over half of the workforce drives to their jobs. While public transport is available, it plays a very small role in daily travel for most residents.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have at least two cars, with 48.7% owning exactly two and another 19.7% owning three or more.
1.7% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In 3754, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 19 points since 2011 to reach 21.9%. This is a common way to work here, alongside the 56.6% who drive themselves to work; very few people use public transport for their commute.
21.9% ▲ +661.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
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.
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 173 public transport stops, making it one of the largest at this level, though 97.9% of these services are buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas, despite being well below the Victorian figure.
173
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.43
Lower than 53% 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).
960.8
Higher than 72% 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).
9
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 11 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop. For those heading into the city, the typical drive time is 36 minutes.
11
Higher than 52% 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.
36
Lower than 53% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3754, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3754/3754-vic/topic/transport