3833, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3833, VIC

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

Almost every home in postcode 3833 has a car, making private vehicles essential for daily life. This reliance is clear as no one here commutes to work via public transport, while a quarter of the workforce now works from home.

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📍 3833, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is nearly universal, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Victorian average. Most households own two vehicles (36.5%) or one (34.9%), while 19% have three.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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3833, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 19%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Getting to work is dominated by cars and remote setups, as 25% of people work from home, which is well above the national figure. No one uses public transport to commute, a trend that has fallen since 2011.

25.0% ▲ +40.6%

Higher than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.8%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 25.0%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 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 3833, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 55%; Worked at home is next at 29%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport options are limited to a single bus route with three stops. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far above the Victorian average, the actual number of weekly departures is far below.

8.82

Higher than 87% 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).

117.6

Lower than 53% 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.

Travel to the city is a significant undertaking, with drive times among the highest for areas at this level, reaching 148 minutes.

148

Higher than 94% 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 3833, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3833/3833-vic/topic/transport