22.3% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2015, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2015, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all working residents in postcode 2015 now work from home, reflecting a massive shift in how people get around. This area is far less reliant on cars than most of the country, with more than one in five homes owning no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. This number has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011, with 56.7% of households now owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2015, NSW, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; No vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 57%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. While 4.7% of people use public transport to get to work, this is a little above the national average but represents a 23 point drop since 2011.
57.0% ▲ +1392.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -82.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 3,152.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the state average. The area has 66 stops and 16 different routes, with buses making up 91.2% of the services.
66
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.78
Higher than 73% 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).
3,152.7
Higher than 95% 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).
16
Higher than 82% 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.
Getting into the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes. Access to transport is equally easy, as the walk to the nearest stop is often zero minutes.
0
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.
8
Lower than 94% 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 2015, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2015/2015-nsw/topic/transport