5.3% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3931, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3931, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 3931, with the number of residents doing so jumping 18 percentage points since 2011 to reach 22.4%. This shift is part of a broader trend where cars remain essential, though the number of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 5.3%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, and only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3931, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to work and very few use public transport, which fell to 0.8% since 2011. While 22.4% of people work from home—a figure a little above the national average—this is well below the Victorian average.
22.4% ▲ +427.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -49.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 118 public transport stops, which is more than 88% of similar areas, but all services are bus-based. Despite this access, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
118
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.58
Higher than 60% 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).
988.5
Higher than 73% 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.
It takes about 50 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for areas of this type. The walk to the nearest public transport stop typically takes 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.
50
Higher than 58% 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 3931, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3931/3931-vic/topic/transport