2011, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2011, NSW

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

Over half of workers in postcode 2011 work from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This area is defined by a low reliance on cars and a very short commute to the city center, with a huge shift toward home-based work since 2011.

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📍 2011, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly half of all homes (49.8%) have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This trend has remained steady since 2011.

49.8% ▲ +0.6%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 49.5%
  • 2016: 50.4%
  • 2021: 49.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 2011, NSW, the largest group is No vehicle at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (7%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged 51 points since 2011 to reach 55.6% of the workforce, which is far above the national average. Public transport use for commuting is well above the state figure at 6.1%, though this is down from 24.6% in 2011.

55.6% ▲ +1023.9%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 55.6%

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

6.1% ▼ -75.4%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 30.1%
  • 2021: 6.1%

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 2011, 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 33 public transport stops and 8 routes, with buses making up the bulk of services. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales average.

1.81

Lower than 67% 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).

852.0

Higher than 70% 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 efficient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 6 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.

6

Lower than 98% 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 2011, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2011/2011-nsw/topic/transport