9.3% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2190, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2190, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged to 28.9% since 2011 in postcode 2190, marking a massive 27 point increase. This shift is part of a broader change in how people move, as a high number of residents now avoid a daily commute. While car use remains common, the area has a strong public transport network with 161 stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households have one or two cars, though the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 2.2 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2190, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (31%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 29% of people work from home, a figure well above the national average. Very few people use public transport to get to work, and this number fell by 4.9 points since 2011 to just 1.5%.
28.9% ▲ +1229.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -76.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 access is strong, with 161 stops and 10 routes, which is more than 73% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
161
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.84
Higher than 74% 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).
1,436.0
Higher than 81% 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).
10
Higher 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.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
18
Lower than 75% 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 2190, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2190/2190-nsw/topic/transport