2.2% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3816, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3816, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 64% of working residents in postcode 3816 drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a region where vehicle ownership is very common and public transport options are limited. Most people depend on their own transport to get around and reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 2.2% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. About 39% of households own two vehicles, and over a quarter have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3816, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is less common here than in the rest of Victoria, at 14.4% compared to 25.7%. Only 1.1% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -46.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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 1.24 stops per 1,000 people. While there are four transport routes serving the area, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure.
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.
1.24
Lower than 72% 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).
113.4
Lower than 54% 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 to the city is a long trip, taking typically 61 minutes. The walk to the nearest transport stop is also much longer than in most areas, taking around 37 minutes.
37
Higher than 74% 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.
61
Higher than 63% 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 3816, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3816/3816-vic/topic/transport