1.0% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3978, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3978, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3978 relies on a car to get around. With only 1% of homes without a motor vehicle, car ownership is far more common here than in the rest of the state. This dependence on driving is reflected in how people commute and access the rest of Melbourne.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 54% owning two and 14% owning three. Very few households get by without a vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3978, VIC, 2 vehicles is the majority at 54%; 1 vehicle is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves to work, while 17.9% work from home, a figure that rose 5.4 percentage points since 2011. Only 1.6% use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national figure.
17.9% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Buses are the only form of public transport here, with 155 stops across 11 routes. While there are more stops than in 75% of similar areas, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian figure.
155
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.59
Lower than 51% 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).
928.1
Higher than 71% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 typically takes 45 minutes to drive to the city. The walk to the nearest public transport stop usually takes about 9 minutes.
9
Lower than 52% 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.
45
Higher than 54% 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 3978, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3978/3978-vic/topic/transport