2.9% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3818, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3818, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in postcode 3818 go without a car, with only 2.9% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This highlights a heavy reliance on driving in an area where the typical commute to the city takes 77 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, well below the Victorian and national figures for homes without a vehicle. Most households have at least two cars, with 40.5% owning exactly two and 24.2% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3818, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.7% of residents, while only 0.8% use public transport. About 14.7% of people work from home, which is far below the state average but has risen since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +93.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -69.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
The area has 58 public transport stops and 7 routes, though the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure. Buses are the main option, making up 93.8% of services.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.35
Lower than 53% 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).
337.1
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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 46 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
46
Higher than 79% 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.
77
Higher than 71% 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 3818, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3818/3818-vic/topic/transport