0.8% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3992, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3992, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long 92-minute drive to the city defines the commute for those in postcode 3992. This area relies heavily on private cars, with almost every home owning at least one vehicle. Public transport use remains very low, reflecting the local distance from urban hubs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 0.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the 7.6% of Victorian homes without a car, and the number of car-free households has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3992, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 64.6% as the driver. Only 1.1% use public transport, and those working from home (12.5%) are far fewer than the 25.7% seen across Victoria.
12.5% ▲ +86.6%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 limited to buses, with only 4 stops and 3 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, totaling 89 compared to 1,267.9 state-wide.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.12
Lower than 56% 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).
89.0
Lower than 55% 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).
3
Lower 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 the region is slow, with the drive time to the city sitting at 92 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
92
Higher than 77% 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 3992, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3992, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3992/3992-vic/topic/transport