0.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2172, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2172, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 2172 than in most similar areas. This shift is part of a broader trend toward remote work, with 42.3% of the workforce now based at home. Car ownership is exceptionally high, while public transport use has dropped sharply since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with only 0.6% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and most homes own at least two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2172, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 1 vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, reaching 42.3%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. This has coincided with a steep drop in public transport use for work, which fell from 12.5% in 2011 to just 1.4% in 2021.
42.3% ▲ +696.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -88.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 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 7.61 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales average. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
22
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.61
Higher than 86% 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).
229.9
Higher than 54% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 6 minutes. For those travelling into the city, the usual drive time is about 37 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
37
Lower than 52% 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 2172, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2172/2172-nsw/topic/transport