2.8% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3923, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3923, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.8% of homes in postcode 3923 have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This heavy reliance on cars is common for the area, where most households own at least two vehicles and the trip to the city takes a long 93 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 44.4% of homes having two vehicles and 22.1% owning three or more. Very few households get by without a car, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3923, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 21% of residents, a figure that rose 9.4 points since 2011. Most people still drive to work, while only 1.8% use public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures.
21.0% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▲ +79.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 14.35 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, these three bus routes provide far fewer weekly departures per person than the state average.
12
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.35
Higher than 92% 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).
277.5
Higher than 57% 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 around is challenging, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 34 minutes, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with the long 93-minute drive time to the city.
34
Higher than 73% 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.
93
Higher than 78% 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 3923, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3923, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3923/3923-vic/topic/transport