2.5% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3996, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3996, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport access defines postcode 3996, where weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure. This makes the area highly dependent on cars for travel. While 19.6% of people now work from home, the vast majority still rely on private vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 2.5% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3996, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person in the area commutes by public transport, a figure well below the national average. Most people drive to work, though the number of people working from home rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 19.6%.
19.6% ▲ +202.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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 options are limited to buses, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average. There are 23 stops across three routes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
23
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.46
Lower than 52% 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).
76.6
Lower than 56% 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.
The drive time to the city is much higher than most areas, taking 104 minutes. A typical walk to the nearest transport stop 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.
104
Higher than 82% 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 3996, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3996/3996-vic/topic/transport