3900, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3900, VIC

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

Over half of workers in postcode 3900 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this area. While most homes own several vehicles, about 27.4% of people now work from home. This reflects a significant shift in how the local workforce operates compared to a decade ago.

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📍 3900, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households own multiple cars, with 17.3% having four or more. Interestingly, the share of homes with no motor vehicle rose to 6.7% since 2011, which is now about the same as the national figure.

6.7% ▲ —

Higher than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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3900, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (29%) and 2 vehicles (26%), with 3 vehicles at 22%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, rising 10 points since 2011 to reach 27.4%. This helps explain why public transport use is well below the national figure at 0.0%.

27.4% ▲ +60.8%

Higher than 78% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 18.7%
  • 2021: 27.4%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3900, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 62%; Worked at home is next at 31%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is almost non-existent in the area, with zero stops or routes. This leaves the region far below the Victorian average for transport access.

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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 3900, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3900/3900-vic/topic/transport