2.4% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3847, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3847, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 63% of workers in postcode 3847 drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. This is a place where very few people get by without a vehicle, and the long distance to the city makes private transport essential.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 2.4% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3847, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 14.1% since 2011, though this remains far below the 25.7% seen across Victoria. Public transport use for commuting is very low at 0.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
14.1% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 is limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the state figure. Most of the 7 available routes are buses, while 25.6% are trains.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.07
Lower than 56% 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).
70.2
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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 is a significant trip, with a drive time of 129 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for areas at this level.
129
Higher than 89% 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 3847, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3847/3847-vic/topic/transport