2.8% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3977, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3977, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 13 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3977, reflecting a shift in how people manage their daily travel. While the area is heavily reliant on cars, it features a large number of public transport routes compared to similar places. Most residents now rely on private vehicles for their primary movement.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households go without a car here, with only 2.8% having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This high level of ownership is clear in the breakdown, as 45.5% of homes have two vehicles and 15.4% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3977, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A car is the main way to get to work for 62.8% of residents. While 15.8% of people now work from home, this is well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%, and public transport use for commuting has fallen to just 1.7%.
15.8% ▲ +509.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -54.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 332 public transport stops and 23 routes, which is more than 91% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average, and almost all services are buses.
332
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.83
Lower than 58% 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).
745.5
Higher than 67% 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).
23
Higher than 86% 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 nearest stop is a challenge for many here, with a typical walk of 41 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
41
Higher than 76% 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.
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 3977, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3977/3977-vic/topic/transport