13.3% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2160, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2160, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny one-minute walk to the nearest stop makes postcode 2160 exceptionally accessible. While many residents still rely on cars, there is a strong shift toward working from home and a higher-than-average number of households without any motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2160, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 27.6%, a huge jump from just 1.7% in 2011. While 5.4% of people use public transport to get to work—which is a little above the national figure—this is a sharp drop from a decade ago.
27.6% ▲ +1511.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% ▼ -62.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 is well served by 18 different routes and 196 stops, most of which are buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and about the same as the state average.
196
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.98
Higher than 65% 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).
1,214.5
Higher than 77% 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).
18
Higher than 86% 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 around is convenient, with a very short walk to the nearest transport stop and a drive time to the city of 20 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
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).
More for 2160, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2160, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2160/2160-nsw/topic/transport