1.6% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3783, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3783, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 3783 owns a car, with only 1.6% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is a defining feature of the area, which sits well outside the city with a typical commute of 85 minutes. Most residents depend on private transport for their daily needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 80% of homes have two or more vehicles. Only 1.6% of households have no car, a figure well below the Victorian average of 7.6% and barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3783, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Private cars are the primary way to get to work for 59.1% of people, while 20.7% now work from home. Public transport use is very low at 0.2%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
20.7% ▲ +159.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -79.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
The area has 6.64 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. All public transport services here are buses, with 1,176.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
17
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.64
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).
1,176.2
Higher than 76% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 into the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 85 minutes. This is higher than most other areas.
85
Higher than 74% 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).
More for 3783, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3783, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3783/3783-vic/topic/transport