2.5% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3856, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3856, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people here get by without a car, making postcode 3856 one of the most vehicle-dependent areas in the region. Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the long travel times and limited public transport options available to residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 82.3% of homes having two or more vehicles. This high level of ownership means far fewer homes are without a car compared to the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3856, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the dominant way to get to work, with 70.5% of people driving. Only 9.4% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%, and just 1% use public transport.
9.4% ▲ +113.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is very limited, with only one bus route and one stop serving the area. This results in just 31.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 1,267.9.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.92
Lower than 76% 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).
31.3
Lower than 66% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 59 minutes. For those travelling to the city, the drive time is among the highest for similar areas at 167 minutes.
59
Higher than 86% 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.
167
Higher than 98% 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).
More for 3856, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3856, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3856/3856-vic/topic/transport