9.0% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2117, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2117, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 2117 than the national figure, with 39.4% of the workforce doing so. This shift is a major part of the area's transport story, as working from home rose by 36 percentage points since 2011. Most residents rely on cars or home offices to get through their day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, though the proportion of car-free homes fell 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2117, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the number of people commuting by public transport fell 7 percentage points since 2011 to just 1.6%.
39.4% ▲ +1025.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -81.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport departures are much higher than most areas and well above the state figure. While there are 95 stops and 12 routes, almost all of this service is provided by buses and light rail.
95
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.28
Higher than 56% 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).
1,778.9
Higher than 87% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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 to the city is quicker than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 20 minutes. Access to transit is also easy, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes.
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.
20
Lower than 71% 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 2117, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2117/2117-nsw/topic/transport