7.0% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3850, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3850, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most people in postcode 3850 rely on cars, with 65.6% of workers driving themselves to their jobs. This area is heavily car-dependent, as very few people work from home or use public transport to commute. While there are many transit stops available, the long drive time to the city highlights its distance from the urban centre.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 40% of households have one vehicle and 37.5% have two. The proportion of homes without a motor vehicle is 7.0%, which is much higher than most areas, although this figure fell by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3850, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, with only 9.3% doing so—a figure far below the national average. Commuting by public transport is even rarer at 0.3%, which is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
9.3% ▲ +326.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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.
The area has 81 public transport stops and 14 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. However, with 99.1% of services being buses, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure.
81
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.24
Higher than 68% 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).
282.4
Higher than 57% 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).
14
Higher than 79% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop is very quick, with some residents living right next to one. In contrast, the drive time to the city is 138 minutes, which is among the highest for this level.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
138
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 3850, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3850/3850-vic/topic/transport