4.9% ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3789, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3789, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3789 work from home, a figure well above the national average. This shift toward remote work is a major part of local life, as the area sees almost no use of public transport for daily commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 51% having two vehicles and 13.7% having three. About 4.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3789, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 29.9% of the workforce doing so, a figure that rose 21 points since 2011. Meanwhile, public transport use for work has fallen to 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.
29.9% ▲ +242.8%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 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.
There are 27.21 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, the 1,006.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the state figure, and all services are buses.
8
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
27.21
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).
1,006.8
Higher than 73% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes about 43 minutes by car. For those using transit, the walk to the nearest stop takes around 8 minutes.
8
Lower 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.
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 3789, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3789/3789-vic/topic/transport