1.3% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3926, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3926, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of working residents drive themselves to work in postcode 3926, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. This is a car-dependent area where very few homes go without a vehicle and public transport options are limited. The typical commute is long, with a 56-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 46.6% owning two vehicles and over a quarter having three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3926, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 28.1% of people doing so—well above the Australian figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
28.1% ▲ +221.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -69.8%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Public transport is limited to a single bus route, with only 4 stops across the area. This means there are only 1.17 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 4.41.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.17
Lower 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).
56.4
Lower than 58% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 41 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. This reflects the same trend as the 56-minute drive time to the city.
41
Higher than 76% 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.
56
Higher than 61% 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 3926, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3926, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3926/3926-vic/topic/transport