2.6% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3871, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3871, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in postcode 3871 compared to the state average, as only 2.6% of households are without a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is common for an area where the drive to the city takes 101 minutes, much longer than in most other places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 38.5% having two vehicles and 12.1% owning four or more. This explains why the proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3871, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 19.5% since 2011, though this remains a little below the national figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
19.5% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 two stops and one bus route serving the area. This results in just 12.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 1,267.9.
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.
0.66
Lower than 78% 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).
12.5
Lower than 72% 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.
Residents face a long trip to the city, with a typical drive time of 101 minutes. While the drive is long, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 11 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
11
Higher than 52% 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.
101
Higher than 81% 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 3871, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3871, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3871/3871-vic/topic/transport