0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3785, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3785, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 3785 has a motor vehicle, making cars essential for daily life. While the area has an unusually high number of public transport services, very few people actually use them to get to work. Instead, a huge 40.6% of workers now operate from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is nearly universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure. Roughly 79% of households have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3785, VIC, 2 vehicles is the majority at 70%; 1 vehicle is next at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 40.6% since 2016, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why 0.0% of the workforce commutes by public transport.
40.6% —
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has a very high density of services, with 18,188 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. All available public transport is provided by buses.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
101.45
Higher than 99% 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).
18,188.4
Higher than 99% 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.
It typically takes 61 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than most areas. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 12 minutes on average.
12
Higher than 54% 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.
61
Higher than 63% 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 3785, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3785/3785-vic/topic/transport