4.4% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3976, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3976, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in postcode 3976 go without a car compared to the rest of Victoria. Most homes here rely heavily on motor vehicles, with 40.8% of households owning two cars. This dependence on driving is reflected in the way people get to work, where over 65% of workers drive themselves.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. This is a decrease of 1.2 percentage points since 2011, and nearly 16% of households now own three vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3976, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 11.7% doing so compared to 25.7% across Victoria. Public transport use for commuting is also low at 2.5%, falling 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +659.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -54.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
The area has 105 public transport stops, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. While the 1,110.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas, all available services are buses.
105
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.03
Higher than 54% 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).
1,110.5
Higher than 75% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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.
It takes 32 minutes to drive to the city, which is about the middle for its level. Residents have a short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
32
Lower than 56% 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 3976, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3976, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3976/3976-vic/topic/transport