1.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3788, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3788, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 3788, with 30.9% of workers now doing so compared to just 10.5% in 2011. This shift happens in an area where almost every household owns a car, and very few people rely on public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped for driving, with 48.2% owning two vehicles and 23% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3788, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The usual way to get to work is by car, as public transport use is a little below the national figure at 0.9%. This is consistent with the huge rise in people working from home, which is now much higher than most other areas.
30.9% ▲ +195.3%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -65.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 10.15 public transport stops per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Victorian average. While there are 9 different routes and 18 stops, all services in the area are buses.
18
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.15
Higher than 88% 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).
1,271.3
Higher than 78% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 the city typically takes 43 minutes by car. However, the area is easy to navigate on foot, as the walk to the nearest stop is only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
43
Higher than 53% 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 3788, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3788/3788-vic/topic/transport