3.9% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2902, ACT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2902, ACT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 14-minute drive to the city makes postcode 2902 much more accessible than most areas. Most residents rely heavily on cars to get around, with only 3.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 42% of households have two vehicles, and very few homes have no car at all. This 3.9% figure is well below the national average of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2902, ACT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 2.6% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Those working from home make up 10.2% of the workforce, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
10.2% ▲ +264.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 provided entirely by buses, with no train or light rail services. While the area has 65 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the territory average.
65
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.15
Higher than 55% 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).
723.4
Higher than 67% 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).
5
Higher than 57% 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 typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 8 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
8
Lower than 54% 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.
14
Lower 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 2902, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2902/2902-act/topic/transport