0.6% ▼ -74.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3987, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3987, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3987 relies on a car, with just 0.6% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is clear as the area has very few public transport options and a long commute to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 83.8% of homes own two or more vehicles. This is well below the state and national figures for homes without a car, and that number has fallen further since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3987, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.5% of people, while 15.5% work from home. No one uses public transport for their commute, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +165.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 is very limited, with only one route and two stops serving the area. This results in 1.22 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average.
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.
1.22
Lower than 72% 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).
58.4
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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 for those without a car, with a typical 19-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking around 68 minutes.
19
Higher than 61% 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.
68
Higher than 67% 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 3987, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3987/3987-vic/topic/transport