2.2% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3859, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3859, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.2% of households in postcode 3859 lack a motor vehicle, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars for daily life. The area is largely disconnected from city networks, with the typical drive to the city taking 144 minutes. This makes private transport essential for almost every resident.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 37.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 21.4% owning four or more. Very few households get by without a car, a figure that fell slightly since 2011 to a level well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3859, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (22%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure. Instead, 56.1% drive themselves and 19.4% work from home, though the proportion of home-based workers fell 2.5 points since 2011.
19.4% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
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: 1.6%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with just one bus route and one stop serving the area. This results in only 1.06 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures that are far below the Victorian average.
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.
1.06
Lower than 74% 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).
41.3
Lower than 63% 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.
Daily travel is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 74 minutes. These figures are among the highest for this type of area.
74
Higher than 95% 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.
144
Higher than 93% 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 3859, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3859, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3859/3859-vic/topic/transport