7.1% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3857, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3857, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A two-hour drive to the city defines the remote nature of postcode 3857. This is a car-dependent area where very few people use public transport to get to work, and the number of people working from home is far below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 31.5% having three vehicles and 23.6% owning four or more. About 7.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3857, VIC splits fairly evenly between 3 vehicles (29%) and 2 vehicles (28%), with 4 or more at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is also uncommon at 11.0%, a rate far below the Victorian average and down from 2011.
11.0% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
While the area has 5.14 stops per 1,000 people—a little above the state figure—it relies entirely on one bus route. Weekly departures are far below the Victorian average, with only 69.4 per 1,000 people.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.14
Higher than 67% 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).
69.4
Lower 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).
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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 13 minutes. However, the long distance to the city is a standout feature, with a drive time of 120 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
13
Higher than 55% 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.
120
Higher than 87% 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 3857, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3857/3857-vic/topic/transport