4.2% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3852, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3852, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward public transport has emerged in postcode 3852, though it remains an area where almost every household owns a car. While the use of public transit for commuting rose by 2.1 percentage points since 2011, the region still lacks basic infrastructure with no public transport stops available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3852, VIC, 2 vehicles is the majority at 100%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work at 59.4%, while only 4.2% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure. Use of public transport for commuting is low at 2.1%, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 access is almost non-existent, with zero routes and zero stops. This is far below the Victorian average of 4.41 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 nearest transport stop is a significant challenge, with a typical walk taking 68 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
68
Higher than 91% 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.
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).
More for 3852, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3852, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3852/3852-vic/topic/transport