3.9% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3960, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3960, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workers in postcode 3960 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This is a highly car-dependent area where very few homes go without a vehicle, and public transport options are extremely limited. The three-hour typical drive time to the city highlights its remote location.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have one or two cars, and this low rate of vehicle-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3960, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area commutes using public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. About 17.8% of people work from home, a figure that has risen by 5 percentage points since 2011 but remains well below the state and national averages.
17.8% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 access is very poor, with only one route and one stop serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and the only available mode is the bus.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.37
Lower than 82% 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).
17.3
Lower than 70% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 180 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
180
Higher than 99% 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 3960, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3960/3960-vic/topic/transport