4.8% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2607, ACT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2607, ACT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 12-minute drive to the city makes postcode 2607 much more accessible than most areas. While the area is well served by buses, most residents still rely on cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 40% of homes have two motor vehicles, and only 4.8% of households have no car. This lack of vehicles has fallen slightly since 2011, bringing the area in line with the ACT figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2607, ACT splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive to work, though 4.3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most areas. Working from home rose to 11.4% since 2011, but this remains well below the national figure.
11.4% ▲ +253.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
Bus services are the only mode of public transport here, with 71 stops and 6 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is higher than most areas, but still well below the ACT average.
71
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 63% 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).
916.1
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).
6
Higher than 60% 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.
Residents enjoy a very short trip to the city center, with a typical drive time of 12 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 11 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
11
Higher 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.
12
Lower than 86% 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 2607, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2607/2607-act/topic/transport