2.8% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2106, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2106, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 42% of people in postcode 2106 work from home, making it a hub for remote employment compared to the rest of the country. This shift toward home-based work is a key part of daily life here, alongside a very high reliance on private cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households lack a car, with only 2.8% having none. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2106, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, where the typical figure is 21%. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen sharply to 1.4% since 2011.
41.3% ▲ +435.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -78.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 few transport routes and fewer stops per person than the state average. However, there are well above the state average for weekly bus departures, as the bus is the only available public transport mode.
26
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.69
Lower than 60% 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).
1,772.5
Higher than 86% 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).
2
Lower 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.
Residents can usually reach their nearest transport stop in just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 31 minutes, which is around the middle for similar places.
1
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.
31
Lower than 56% 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 2106, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2106, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2106/2106-nsw/topic/transport