4.0% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2903, ACT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2903, ACT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport stops and services are available here than in most similar areas. Postcode 2903 is well connected, with a typical 16-minute drive to the city and a very high number of transit options for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 42.9% having two and 14.3% having three. Only 4.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2903, ACT, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, as 63.7% are car drivers. While 10.6% work from home—a far lower rate than the national figure of 21.0%—this is an increase of 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +349.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
The area is very well served by buses, with 81 stops and 11 routes. There are 8.45 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the ACT figure of 5.72.
81
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.45
Higher than 87% 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).
2,133.4
Higher than 89% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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.
Access to transport is quick and easy, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 16 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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 2903, ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2903/2903-act/topic/transport