1.0% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3937, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3937, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3937 owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas in the region. With no public transport available, a huge 38% of workers now operate from home, a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households are well equipped, with 43.3% owning two vehicles and 13.3% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3937, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 23 points since 2011 to 38%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. No one in the area commutes by public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
38.0% ▲ +158.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 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.
There are no public transport stops or routes serving the area. This puts the postcode far below the Victorian average for both the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 without a car, with the walk to the nearest stop taking 75 minutes. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking around 62 minutes.
75
Higher than 95% 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.
62
Higher than 64% 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 3937, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3937/3937-vic/topic/transport