2.2% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3870, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3870, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 20% of people in postcode 3870 now work from home, a figure that has risen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011. This area relies heavily on private cars, with very few homes lacking a vehicle and almost no one using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 38.7% owning two vehicles and another 31.7% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3870, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.1%. Most people drive to work, while 20.4% work from home, which is about the same as the national figure.
20.4% ▲ +76.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 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 access is very limited, with only 1.52 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian figure of 4.41. The area has only two stops and three routes, all of which are buses.
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.
1.52
Lower than 70% 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).
91.0
Lower than 55% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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.
Travel to the city is a major undertaking, with a drive time of 150 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for areas at this level.
150
Higher than 94% 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 3870, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3870/3870-vic/topic/transport