4.9% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3971, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3971, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes in postcode 3971 are without a car now than in 2011, though the area remains heavily dependent on private vehicles. Most households own at least one car, with 38.4% owning two, while public transport remains very limited. This is highlighted by a typical drive time to the city of 148 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 4.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Ownership is high overall, with 32.6% of homes having one vehicle and 9.1% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3971, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.5% of people commute by public transport, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While working from home rose to 14.3% over the last decade, this is still far below the state figure of 25.7%.
14.3% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access is far below the state average, with only 2.15 stops per 1,000 people. All available services are buses, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.15
Lower than 64% 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).
58.6
Lower than 58% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 is challenging, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 54 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest at this level, taking 148 minutes.
54
Higher than 84% 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.
148
Higher than 94% 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 3971, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3971/3971-vic/topic/transport