4.4% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3803, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3803, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 63% of workers in postcode 3803 drive themselves to work, reflecting a high reliance on cars for daily travel. While most households own multiple vehicles, the area is well-served by public transport with a high number of stops and routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 38.2% of homes having two vehicles and 14.6% having three. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3803, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 13 points since 2011 to reach 14.7%, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Only 2.6% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +625.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -57.5%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 58 public transport stops and 10 routes, which is more than 73% of similar areas. This provides much higher access than most areas, with 5.11 stops per 1,000 people, and the network is almost entirely buses.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.11
Higher than 66% 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).
1,348.3
Higher than 80% 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.
Getting to a transit stop is very easy, with a typical walk time of just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 29 minutes.
1
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.
29
Lower than 59% 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 3803, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3803/3803-vic/topic/transport