5.0% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3950, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3950, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in postcode 3950 compared to the rest of the state, with only 0.2% of workers commuting this way. This is a car-dependent area where 64.8% of workers drive themselves to work and most homes own multiple vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 38% of households have two motor vehicles, and very few are without a car. Only 5.0% of homes have no vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3950, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in the rest of the state, at 13.0% compared to 25.7% for Victoria. While this figure rose by 6.1 points since 2011, most people still rely on cars to get to work.
13.0% ▲ +88.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 options are limited, with only two routes and no trains or trams. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
8
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.56
Lower than 69% 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).
39.2
Lower than 64% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 25 minutes. This is higher than most areas, as is the 81-minute drive time to the city.
25
Higher than 66% 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.
81
Higher than 73% 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 3950, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3950, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3950/3950-vic/topic/transport