2061, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2061, NSW

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

Far more homes in postcode 2061 live without a car than the national figure, with 30.1% of households owning no vehicle. This reflects a highly urban lifestyle where most people avoid driving and a huge 64.2% of the workforce now works from home.

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📍 2061, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 30.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This level of car-free living has remained steady since 2011.

30.1% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 30.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 2061, NSW, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; No vehicle is next at 30%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is very common here at 64.2%, far above the national figure of 21.0%. While 6.2% of people use public transport to get to work, this is well above the New South Wales average, despite a sharp fall since 2011.

64.2% ▲ +1058.2%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 64.2%

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

6.2% ▼ -83.1%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 37.0%
  • 2016: 40.7%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In 2061, NSW, Worked at home is the majority at 72%; Car (driver) is next at 16%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 12 public transport routes and 1,289.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is about the same as the state figure. However, with only 2.44 stops per 1,000 people, this is far below New South Wales.

2.44

Lower than 62% 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).

1,289.4

Higher than 79% 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 around is quick, with a typical 5-minute drive to the city. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest transport stop, which takes only about 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.

5

Lower than 99% 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 2061, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2061/2061-nsw/topic/transport