2010, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2010, NSW

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

Nearly half of all homes in postcode 2010 have no motor vehicle, making it one of the most car-free areas in the region. This lack of car reliance is mirrored in the workforce, where a striking 56.2% of people work from home.

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📍 2010, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost 47.3% of households do not own a car, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 9.2%. This level of car-free living has remained steady since 2011, with most remaining homes owning just one vehicle.

47.3% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 47.9%
  • 2016: 48.0%
  • 2021: 47.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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2010, NSW splits fairly evenly between No vehicle (47%) and 1 vehicle (43%), with 2 vehicles at 8%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged by 52 points since 2011 to reach 56.2%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. While public transport use is well above the state and national averages, it has fallen significantly from 25.4% in 2011 to 6.7%.

56.2% ▲ +1132.3%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 56.2%

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

6.7% ▼ -73.8%

Higher than 91% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 25.4%
  • 2016: 29.3%
  • 2021: 6.7%

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 2010, NSW, Worked at home is the majority at 65%; Walked is next at 14%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 64 public transport stops and 27 routes, which is among the largest for similar areas. This helps provide 2,879.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the New South Wales average.

2.42

Lower than 62% 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).

2,879.3

Higher than 93% 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 around is very efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. The drive time to the city is just five minutes, among the lowest for similar 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.

5

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 2010, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2010/2010-nsw/topic/transport