0.8% ▼ -62.1%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3814, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3814, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people have given up their cars in postcode 3814 since 2011, with the share of homes without a vehicle falling to just 0.8%. This is a highly car-dependent area where almost every household owns at least one motor vehicle. While more people now work from home, the vast majority of residents still rely on private transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here lack a car, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Most households are well-equipped, with 43.2% owning two vehicles and 14.6% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3814, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 60.3% of residents, while only 1.1% use public transport. The number of people working from home rose to 16.5% since 2011, though this remains well below the Victorian figure.
16.5% ▲ +92.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -71.9%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 1.54 stops per 1,000 people. The limited service is almost entirely based on trains, which make up 93% of the available modes.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.54
Lower than 69% 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).
148.2
Lower than 51% 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 around without a car is difficult here, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 31 minutes. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking typically 56 minutes.
31
Higher than 71% 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.
56
Higher 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3814, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3814/3814-vic/topic/transport