0.9% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3787, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3787, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 3787 than across the rest of the country. This area is heavily reliant on private cars, with only 0.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, and 42.6% of households own two vehicles. The number of homes without a vehicle fell to 0.9% in 2021, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3787, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 31.5% of workers doing so—a figure far above the Australian average. This is a big jump from 2011, when only 8.5% worked from home.
31.5% ▲ +272.7%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -57.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Access to public transport is among the highest at this level, with 12.49 stops per 1,000 people. All available services in the area are buses, with weekly departures far above the Victorian figure.
12
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.49
Higher than 91% 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).
2,653.5
Higher than 92% 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.
Getting to a nearby transport stop is quicker than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. The drive time to the city is 39 minutes, which is around the middle for similar places.
3
Lower than 71% 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 3787, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3787/3787-vic/topic/transport