10.6% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2170, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2170, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a quarter of workers in postcode 2170 now work from home, a massive jump from just 2% in 2011. This shift is part of a changing transport landscape where 27.4% of people avoid a daily commute entirely. While many still rely on cars, the area has a very high number of public transport stops compared to other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. 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 →2170, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 27.4%, though this is well below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Only 2.7% of people use public transport to get to work, a significant drop from 8.4% in 2011.
27.4% ▲ +1272.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -67.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 is well served with 593 public transport stops and 41 routes, among the largest counts for this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are 1,700.6, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6, with buses making up 97% of the service.
593
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.18
Higher than 67% 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).
1,700.6
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).
41
Higher than 87% 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 relatively quick with a typical drive time of 27 minutes. Access to transit is very convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute, which is much 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.
27
Lower than 61% 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 2170, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2170/2170-nsw/topic/transport