3.1% ▼ -58.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3903, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3903, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.1% of homes in postcode 3903 have no motor vehicle, making it an area where car ownership is almost universal. This high reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel, with nearly no one using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 43.2% owning two vehicles and another 23.7% owning three or more. The proportion of households without a car has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011 and is now well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3903, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 61.4% of people commuting as a driver. While the number of people working from home rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011 to 14.6%, this is still far below the Victorian average.
14.6% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
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: 2.1%
- 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.
The area has a higher number of public transport stops per 1,000 people than most areas, but these are all buses. Despite this, weekly departures are far below the state figure, and no one uses public transport for their daily commute.
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.
5.81
Higher than 73% 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).
99.9
Lower than 54% 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.
Getting to a stop can be difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes 19 minutes, which is longer than in most other areas.
19
Higher than 61% 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 3903, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3903, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3903/3903-vic/topic/transport