2615, ACT · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2615, ACT

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

About 66% of workers in postcode 2615 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, the area has a very strong public transport network with 328 stops. This makes it much easier to access transit than in most other similar areas.

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📍 2615, ACT, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own multiple cars, with 42.6% having two vehicles. Only 3.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.

3.8% ▼ -12.7%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 2615, ACT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, though the 10.3% who do so represents an 8.1 point increase since 2011. Just 3% of people use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the national figure.

10.3% ▲ +366.4%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.0% ▼ -39.6%

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 2615, ACT, Car (driver) is the majority at 77%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport access is much higher than in most areas, with 6.93 stops per 1,000 people. The network is exclusively bus-based and provides 1,526.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, slightly above the ACT figure.

6.93

Higher than 81% 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).

1,526.9

Higher than 83% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 16 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 5 minutes.

5

Lower than 62% 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.

16

Lower than 79% 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 2615, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2615/2615-act/topic/transport