19.2% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2018, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2018, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 20% of homes in postcode 2018 have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national rate of 7.4%. This lack of car ownership is consistent with a workforce where 40.5% of people work from home, which is far above the Australian average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 19.2% of households do not own a car, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Most homes have one vehicle (51.0%) or two (22.7%), and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2018, NSW, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 40.5% since 2011, a figure well above the state average. While 5.2% of people use public transport to get to work—a little above the national figure—this is a 14 point drop from a decade ago.
40.5% ▲ +1838.3%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -73.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
The area has 69 public transport stops and 9 routes, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the New South Wales figure. All public transport services here are buses.
69
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.47
Lower than 52% 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).
2,808.6
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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 around is easy for residents, with a typical three-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 8 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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).
More for 2018, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2018, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2018/2018-nsw/topic/transport