2.6% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3873, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3873, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3873 relies on a car to get around, with only 2.6% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is reflected in the fact that no one uses public transport to commute to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 37.9% owning two and another 36.2% owning three or more. This high level of vehicle ownership is consistent with the area having far fewer car-less homes than the Victorian average of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3873, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62.5% of people, while 16% work from home. This is well below the 25.7% of Victorians who work from home, and no one in the area commutes via public transport.
16.0% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 there are 6.17 public transport stops per 1,000 people—well above the state average—these consist of only two bus stops. Consequently, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure 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.
6.17
Higher than 76% 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).
234.6
Higher 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 can be lengthy, with a drive time to the city of 136 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas. Access is further limited by a walk to the nearest stop that can take up to 78 minutes.
78
Higher than 97% 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.
136
Higher than 91% 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 3873, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3873, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3873/3873-vic/topic/transport