4.3% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3797, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3797, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people are working from home in postcode 3797 than in 2011, with the rate rising 11 points to 16.4%. This shift comes in an area where cars are essential, as only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. Most residents rely on private transport for their daily needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 65.5% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 4.3% of households have no car, a figure that is well below the national rate of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3797, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 57.8% of people as the main driver. Very few people use public transport for their commute (0.2%), which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.9%.
16.4% ▲ +204.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -77.7%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Public transport here consists entirely of buses, with 15 stops across the area. While there are 530 weekly departures per 1,000 people, this is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
15
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.99
Higher than 53% 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).
530.0
Higher than 63% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 into the city is a lengthy trip, with a typical drive time of 67 minutes. This travel time is higher than in most other similar areas.
67
Higher than 66% 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 3797, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3797/3797-vic/topic/transport