4.8% ▼ -35.7%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3820, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3820, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in postcode 3820 compared to the rest of the state, where the gap is 11 percentage points. Most residents rely heavily on cars, though the area has more public transport stops than most similar places. Only 0.6% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 40% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3820, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.6% of residents. While 14.5% of people now work from home—a rise of 11 points since 2011—this is still well below the national figure of 21%.
14.5% ▲ +270.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -68.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 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.
The area has 98 public transport stops and 11 routes, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
98
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.89
Higher than 64% 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).
749.6
Higher than 68% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 takes 71 minutes, which is longer than most areas. In contrast, the walk to the nearest stop is very short, taking just 2 minutes on average.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
71
Higher than 68% 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 3820, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3820/3820-vic/topic/transport