0.9% ▼ -66.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3831, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3831, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drive time of 101 minutes to the city makes postcode 3831 one of the most remote areas for commuters. This makes the area heavily dependent on cars, with almost every household owning at least one motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, at just 0.9%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have multiple vehicles, with 40.3% owning two and 15.2% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3831, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 19.5% of the workforce, a figure that rose 7.7 points since 2011. Only 0.3% of people use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national average.
19.5% ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -79.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 options are limited, with only one route and six stops across the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure, and all available services are buses.
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.
2.98
Lower than 57% 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).
34.8
Lower than 65% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
Travel to the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 101 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
101
Higher than 81% 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 3831, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3831, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3831/3831-vic/topic/transport