2.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2086, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2086, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of all working residents in postcode 2086 now work from home, a huge shift in how the area operates. This trend is far more common here than in the rest of Australia. While public transport options are plentiful, the area remains very car-dependent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 2.6% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and nearly half of all households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2086, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly popular here, rising 38 points since 2011 to reach 45.2%. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work fell from 9.0% to 1.7% over the same period.
45.2% ▲ +555.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -80.7%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 excellent transport links, with 70 stops and 15 different bus routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the New South Wales figure, making this one of the highest levels for similar areas.
70
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.92
Higher than 64% 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).
2,866.8
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).
15
Higher than 80% 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 relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 16 minutes. Most residents can also reach their nearest transport stop within a short 3-minute walk.
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.
16
Lower than 79% 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 2086, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2086/2086-nsw/topic/transport