1.9% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3942, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3942, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 3942, with 32.5% of people now doing so. This shift is part of a broader move away from traditional commuting in an area where car ownership is very high and few people use public transport for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with only 1.9% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011, with nearly half of homes now owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3942, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is far more common here than across Australia, with 32.5% of people working from home. Very few residents use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, which is a little below the national figure.
32.5% ▲ +281.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -72.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 34 public transport stops, providing 12.20 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. All available services are buses, and there are 1,531.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
34
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.20
Higher than 90% 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).
1,531.6
Higher than 83% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 to the city takes longer than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 73 minutes. However, a walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
73
Higher than 69% 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 3942, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3942/3942-vic/topic/transport