0.7% ▼ -57.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3929, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3929, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3929 relies on a car to get around, as only 0.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is matched by a high number of people working from home, which accounts for 34.8% of the local workforce.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 48.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 23% having three or more. The share of homes without a car has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3929, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 20 percentage points since 2011, reaching 34.8%, which is far above the Australian average. Conversely, no one in the area now commutes via public transport.
34.8% ▲ +136.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 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.
Public transport is limited to a single bus route with five stops. While the number of stops per person is about the same as the state average, weekly departures are far below the Victorian figure.
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.
4.42
Higher than 58% 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).
106.2
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).
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.
Daily travel can be time-consuming, with a typical 68-minute drive to the city. Some residents face a walk of up to 60 minutes to reach their nearest stop, which is much higher than in most areas.
60
Higher than 87% 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.
68
Higher than 67% 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 3929, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3929/3929-vic/topic/transport