3.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3802, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3802, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 20% of workers in postcode 3802 now work from home, a massive jump from just 2.5% in 2011. This shift towards remote work defines the area's transport patterns, where car use remains dominant despite having a high number of public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households lack a car, with only 3.3% having no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. The most common arrangement is two cars per home, shared by 44.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3802, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.8% of people, while public transport use is a little below the state figure at 1.3%. Working from home has become far more common, rising 18 points since 2011 to reach 20.2%.
20.2% ▲ +706.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -60.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 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.
The area has 128 public transport stops, which is more than 90% of similar areas, and the number of stops per 1,000 people is a little above the Victorian figure. All available public transport routes here are bus services.
128
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.23
Higher than 68% 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).
1,189.5
Higher than 77% 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).
10
Higher 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.
Residents enjoy some of the shortest walks to the nearest stop at this level, with a typical walk time of 0 minutes. The drive time to the city is 27 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
27
Lower than 61% 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).
More for 3802, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3802, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3802/3802-vic/topic/transport