54.8% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2008, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2008, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in postcode 2008 now works from home, a massive jump since 2011. This high rate of remote work is mirrored in the homes, where 54.8% of households do not own a motor vehicle. These figures mark it as an area where commuting by car is much less common than across Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than half of all homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. This is one of the highest rates for any similar area, and the proportion of car-free households rose 8.2 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2008, NSW, No vehicle is the majority at 55%; 1 vehicle is next at 36%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work for 50.1% of people, far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. While 9.2% use public transport—well above the national average—this has fallen 24 points since 2011.
50.1% ▲ +1369.7%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.2% ▼ -72.2%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
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.
There are 30 different public transport routes serving the area, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state average. However, there are only 0.67 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.67
Lower than 78% 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).
1,450.9
Higher than 82% 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).
30
Higher than 86% 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 area is very well connected, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. It is also very close to the city, with a short drive time of only 4 minutes.
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.
4
Lower than 99% 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 2008, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2008/2008-nsw/topic/transport