PUBLIC transport remains unattractive to most people, with new data showing three out of five commuters prefer the comfort of their own car.
Despite this, there has been a slight increase in the number of people taking a train to work over the past five years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The ABS on Tuesday released the second round of results from the 2011 Census of Population and Housing.
Figures show that 60.2 per cent of the 10 million-strong Australian workforce drive to work, up slightly from the 59.4 per cent recorded in the previous census in 2006.
The results show a shift in the preferred methods of travel to work for some Australians, with the train overtaking walking as one of the most preferred modes of transport.
The proportion of people opting to take the train has increased from 3.4 per cent in 2006 to 3.9 per cent in 2011, putting the train in the top three methods of travel to work.
There has been a small decline in the proportion of people who walk to work, with only 3.7 per cent of people in 2011 compared to four per cent in 2006.
Census Executive Director Andrew Henderson said the census data will inform future planning for public transport and other vital services in communities across Australia.
"Census data is used to allocate government funding for all areas of Australia, and to plan vital services and infrastructure that we all use in our communities every day," Mr Henderson said.
Other popular methods of travel to work include travelling by bus (three per cent), truck (one per cent) and bicycle (one per cent).
Census data is available at www.abs.gov.au/census.
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