0.8% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3786, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3786, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged to 34.7% since 2011 in postcode 3786, marking a huge shift in how people get around. While the area is well-served by public transport stops, most residents still rely heavily on their own cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with only 0.8% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Nearly half of all households own two vehicles, and 16.9% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3786, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 34.7% of people work from home, a figure far above the Australian average and a 29 point increase since 2011. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.7%.
34.7% ▲ +477.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -41.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 6.56 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian figure of 4.41. All available services are buses, with 1,313.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
10
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.56
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).
1,313.6
Higher than 79% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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 takes about 39 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for areas like this. However, walking to the nearest stop takes about 18 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
18
Higher than 60% 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 3786, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3786/3786-vic/topic/transport