3860, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3860, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A far lower number of people use public transport in postcode 3860 than across Victoria. This area relies heavily on cars to get around, with only 0.2% of workers commuting via public transit and very few people working from home compared to the state average.

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📍 3860, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are essential here, as only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own at least two vehicles, with 39% having exactly two and 17.1% owning three.

3.7% ▼ -26.5%

Lower than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3860, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

The typical trip to work is by car, with 65.3% of people driving. Only 10.9% of residents work from home, a figure that rose since 2011 but remains far below the national average of 21%.

10.9% ▲ +94.8%

Lower than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.2% ▼ -67.3%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.7%
  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3860, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 13%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport options are very limited, with only two routes and 16 stops across the area. This results in just 14.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 1,267.9.

2.15

Lower than 64% 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).

14.5

Lower than 71% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3860, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3860/3860-vic/topic/transport