3.2% ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3911, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3911, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in postcode 3911 than they were in 2011, with this figure rising 11 points to reach 17.6%. This shift comes alongside a heavy reliance on cars and a very low rate of public transport use for commuting. The area remains strongly vehicle-dependent, with only 3.2% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, and 36% have two vehicles. Very few homes are without a car, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3911, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Commuting by public transport is rare at 0.5%, a little below the national figure. Most people drive themselves to work, while 17.6% work from home, which is well below the Victorian average of 25.7%.
17.6% ▲ +184.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -67.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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.
The area has 6.26 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, weekly departures are far below the Victorian figure, with buses making up 85.7% of the available services.
22
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.26
Higher than 77% 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).
247.6
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).
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.
The typical drive to the city takes 41 minutes. A walk to the nearest public transport stop usually takes about 10 minutes.
10
Higher than 50% 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.
41
Higher than 51% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3911, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3911/3911-vic/topic/transport