2022, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2022, NSW

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

More than half of working residents in postcode 2022 work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift towards home-based work is part of a broader trend where many people live without a car and rely on the area's extensive public transport links.

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📍 2022, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Over a quarter of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households that do own a car have just one vehicle, while only 1.0% own four or more.

25.4% ▼ -4.2%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 25.1%
  • 2021: 25.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 2022, NSW, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; No vehicle is next at 25%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged to 53.1% since 2011, while the share of people using public transport to get to work fell sharply from 32.6% to 7.6% over the same period.

53.1% ▲ +776.0%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 53.1%

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

7.6% ▼ -76.6%

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 32.6%
  • 2016: 38.3%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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 2022, NSW, Worked at home is the majority at 62%; Car (driver) is next at 19%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is well served by transport, with 21 routes and 61 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, with buses making up 97% of these services.

4.52

Higher than 59% 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).

5,770.2

Higher than 99% 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 into the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of only 9 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop is almost immediate, with a walk time of 0 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.

9

Lower than 92% 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 2022, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2022/2022-nsw/topic/transport