2.8% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3824, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3824, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in postcode 3824 than in the rest of Victoria, with only 2.8% of households without one. This reliance on private vehicles is reflected in the way people travel, as the area has very low public transport use and long travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 41.4% having two vehicles and another 25.1% having three or more. This high level of ownership means the share of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3824, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.6% of residents. Very few people use public transport, at just 0.6%, and those working from home (12.9%) are far below the Victoria average of 25.7%.
12.9% ▲ +102.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -68.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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.
Public transport access is far below the state average, with only 1.10 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures are also much lower than the Victorian figure, with trains making up the bulk of available services.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.10
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).
88.1
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 for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes. This is higher than most areas, as is the 82-minute drive time to the city.
28
Higher than 68% 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.
82
Higher than 73% 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).
More for 3824, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3824, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3824/3824-vic/topic/transport