1.5% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3763, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3763, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 1.5% of homes in postcode 3763 have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This highlights a heavy reliance on cars in an area where public transport options are very limited. Most households own multiple vehicles to manage the long distances to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 77.5% of homes own two or more vehicles. Very few households get by without a car, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3763, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 0.5% use public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures. Working from home has become more common, rising 13 points since 2011 to reach 18.5%.
18.5% ▲ +218.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -70.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 is sparse, with only one bus route and two stops available. This means there are far fewer stops per 1,000 people than the Victorian average.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.20
Lower than 72% 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).
63.2
Lower than 57% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 74 minutes, among the highest for similar areas. The drive time to the city is also high at 59 minutes.
74
Higher than 95% 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.
59
Higher than 62% 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 3763, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3763/3763-vic/topic/transport