1.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3796, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3796, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in postcode 3796 go without a car compared to the state and national figures. This is an area where most households own multiple vehicles, and a huge 21% of the workforce now works from home. While public transport is available, the vast majority of residents rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian rate of 7.6%. Car ownership is high here, with 43.1% of households owning two vehicles and another 31.5% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3796, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 21% since 2011, matching the national figure. Very few people use public transport for work, with only 0.8% doing so, which is a little below the state and national averages.
21.0% ▲ +359.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -68.7%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 42 public transport stops and 11 routes, with 1,170.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people. All available services are buses, as there are no trains, trams, or ferries in the area.
42
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.29
Higher than 56% 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).
1,170.1
Higher than 76% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes 10 minutes. For those travelling to the city, the drive time is around 40 minutes.
10
Higher than 50% 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.
40
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 3796, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3796/3796-vic/topic/transport