3832, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3832, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost every home in postcode 3832 owns a car, making it far more reliant on private vehicles than most other areas. With practically no one using public transport for work and a long drive to the city, the region's transport is heavily focused on the road.

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📍 3832, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Not a single home in the area lacks a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households are well equipped, with 37.9% owning two vehicles and 13.6% owning four or more.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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3832, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 20%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one here commutes using public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Instead, nearly half of workers drive themselves and 21.8% work from home, a figure that has risen since 2011.

21.8% ▲ +28.8%

Higher than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3832, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 63%; Worked at home is next at 29%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is limited to a single bus route and one stop. While the number of stops per person is about the same as the Victorian average, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.

4.08

Higher than 54% 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).

81.6

Lower than 56% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is a challenge for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes. This is higher than most areas, and the typical drive to the city takes 82 minutes.

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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3832, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3832/3832-vic/topic/transport