2.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3813, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3813, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in postcode 3813 lack a car, with only 2.3% of households without one. This creates a heavy reliance on private vehicles for travel. While many residents now work from home, the area remains largely dependent on cars for almost all other trips.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as the proportion of homes without a motor vehicle is well below both the Victorian and national figures. Most households own multiple cars, with 69.7% having two or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3813, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 24.4% of residents, a figure well above the national average that has risen sharply since 2011. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.6%.
24.4% ▲ +170.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -85.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
Public transport consists almost entirely of trains, though the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. There are 5 routes and 3 stops serving the area.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.12
Lower 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).
369.7
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).
5
Higher than 57% 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 difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 53 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
53
Higher than 83% 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.
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 3813, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3813/3813-vic/topic/transport