2.2% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3815, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3815, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.2% of homes in postcode 3815 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national and state averages. This high reliance on cars is a necessity for the area, as public transport access is very limited and the typical drive to the city takes 56 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 39.5% having two vehicles and another 37.5% owning three or more. This trend of high vehicle ownership has remained steady since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3815, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the primary way to get to work for 59.4% of residents. While working from home rose to 17.4% since 2011, this is still well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
17.4% ▲ +77.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -67.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 is sparse, with only 1.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. The few services available are almost entirely trains, making up 95.4% of the local network.
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.
1.08
Lower than 74% 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).
99.1
Lower than 55% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 is challenging without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 41 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
41
Higher than 76% 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 3815, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3815/3815-vic/topic/transport