2.9% ▼ -58.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3887, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3887, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in postcode 3887 go without a car compared to other areas. Only 2.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, and the vast majority of residents rely on private transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 38.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.5% having four or more. The share of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3887, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
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 Australian figure of 3.1%. Instead, 57.1% drive themselves, while 21% work from home—a figure that has risen by 13 points since 2011.
21.0% ▲ +147.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
There are 18.66 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
18.66
Higher than 97% 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).
462.7
Higher than 61% 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).
4
Higher 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is a challenge in this area, with a typical walk of 85 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
85
Higher than 99% 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.
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 3887, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3887, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3887/3887-vic/topic/transport