7.1% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2019, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2019, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A very high proportion of people in postcode 2019 work from home compared to other areas. While the region is well-connected to the city, over a third of the workforce now avoids a daily commute entirely. This shift is part of a larger trend where remote work has surged since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in the area have one or two cars, though 7.1% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the figure has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2019, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 35.7% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure of 21%. In contrast, only 2% of residents commute by public transport, a sharp drop from 11.5% in 2011.
35.7% ▲ +1552.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -82.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 43 public transport stops and 5 routes, all of which are buses. While the number of stops per person is far below the state average, the number of weekly departures is among the highest for similar areas.
43
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.19
Lower than 55% 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).
2,332.2
Higher than 90% 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).
5
Higher than 57% 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.
It is very quick to get to the city from here, with a typical drive time of only 12 minutes. A walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 7 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
12
Lower than 86% 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 2019, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2019, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2019/2019-nsw/topic/transport