21.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2026, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2026, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in working habits has hit postcode 2026 since 2011, with over half the workforce now working from home. This change is reflected in the local transport landscape, where more than one in five homes do not own a car, a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 9.2% seen across New South Wales. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2026, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (23%) and No vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, with 56.8% of the workforce doing so—far above the national figure of 21.0%. This has seen a huge rise of 52 points since 2011, while the share of people using public transport to get to work fell by 12 points.
56.8% ▲ +998.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -79.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
The area has 73 public transport stops and 9 routes, all of which are buses. While the number of stops per person is far below the state average, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas.
73
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.23
Lower than 63% 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).
2,059.7
Higher than 88% 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 into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 12 minutes. Residents also live very close to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2026, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2026/2026-nsw/topic/transport