39.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2016, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2016, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of homes in postcode 2016 have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This lack of car reliance is mirrored in the way people work, with over half the workforce operating from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 39.9% of households here do not own a car, a rate far above both the state and national figures. This trend has remained steady since 2011, with 45.9% of homes owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2016, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by No vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 54.4% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure. While public transport use is well above the state average at 7.1%, this is a significant drop from 2011 when it was 29.2%.
54.4% ▲ +1317.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% ▼ -75.7%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is highly frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the New South Wales figure. There are 26 different routes serving the area, mostly consisting of buses.
39
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.98
Lower than 57% 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).
2,878.5
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).
26
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.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of only 6 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes just one minute, which is much lower than most 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).
More for 2016, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2016, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2016/2016-nsw/topic/transport