5.4% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3844, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3844, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 135-minute drive to the city makes postcode 3844 one of the most remote areas for commuting. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, with only 0.6% of the workforce using public transport. While the area has a high number of transit stops, the actual frequency of services remains low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.9% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle is 5.4%, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3844, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.3% of people acting as the driver. Working from home has risen to 11.8% since 2011, though this is still far below the Victoria figure of 25.7%.
11.8% ▲ +384.9%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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 158 public transport stops and 42 routes, with buses making up 98.1% of services. Despite having more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victoria figure.
158
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.07
Higher than 66% 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).
602.0
Higher than 64% 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).
42
Higher than 87% 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 a long time, with a typical drive of 135 minutes. Access to transit is limited by distance, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 27 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
27
Higher than 67% 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.
135
Higher than 91% 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 3844, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3844/3844-vic/topic/transport