1.3% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3809, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3809, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households go without a car in postcode 3809, where only 1.3% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This makes the area much more dependent on cars than most other places. While most residents drive, a growing number now work from home, with 22% doing so in 2021.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with nearly half of all homes owning two vehicles and 18.2% having three or more. Only 1.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3809, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply by 16 points since 2011 to reach 22%, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to 2.0%, and the most common way to commute is driving alone.
22.0% ▲ +242.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -54.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Public transport access is far below the state average, with only 2.64 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures are also far below the Victorian figure, and the service is dominated by buses, which make up 85.2% of the routes.
52
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.64
Lower than 60% 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).
335.1
Higher than 59% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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.
It takes about 37 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. A typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
37
Lower than 52% 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 3809, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3809/3809-vic/topic/transport