1.3% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3945, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3945, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 3945 relies on a car to get around, with only 1.3% of households owning no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is linked to the area's remoteness, as it takes about 80 minutes to drive to the city. Most people here either drive to work or avoid the trip entirely by working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 42.2% of homes having two vehicles and another 15.8% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car is much lower than most areas, sitting at 1.3%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3945, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 26.4% of the workforce, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, no one here commutes using public transport, which is lower than most other areas.
26.4% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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 very limited, with only one route and two stops serving the area. This results in only 1.83 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian figure of 4.41.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.83
Lower than 67% 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).
87.9
Lower than 55% 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 74 minutes. This is among the highest walk times at this level.
74
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.
80
Higher than 72% 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 3945, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3945, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3945/3945-vic/topic/transport