0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3966, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3966, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of homes in postcode 3966 have two motor vehicles, making cars the primary way people get around. This is a heavily car-dependent area where every single household now owns at least one vehicle. Public transport plays almost no role in the daily commute for residents here.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is universal in this area, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number of vehicle-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3966, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 54.0% of residents, while 19.7% work from home. No one uses public transport to commute, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.1%.
19.7% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 limited to a single bus route and two stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average, with only 86.4 departures compared to 1,267.9 across the state.
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.
3.68
Higher than 50% 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).
86.4
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 to the city is a long trip, with drive times among the highest for similar areas at 130 minutes. Walking to the nearest stop takes 62 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
62
Higher than 88% 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.
130
Higher than 90% 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 3966, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3966/3966-vic/topic/transport