2.8% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3981, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3981, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Cars are essential for daily life in postcode 3981, where only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reliance on driving is clear, as the typical trip to the city takes 58 minutes, which is longer than for most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes own multiple cars, with 40.3% having two vehicles and another 33.6% owning three or more. The number of households without a car has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3981, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.4% of residents. Very few people use public transport, at just 0.4%, while 14.8% work from home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
14.8% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -52.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 options are limited, with only four routes and two stops in the area. Access is far below the state average, and the only available service is the bus.
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.
0.37
Lower than 82% 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).
48.4
Lower than 61% 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).
4
Higher 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 largely dependent on the road, as the typical drive time to the city is 58 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
58
Higher than 62% 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 3981, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3981/3981-vic/topic/transport