7.4% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2197, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2197, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 29% of workers in postcode 2197 work from home, a figure well above the national average. This shift toward home-based work is part of a broader trend in the area, where car travel remains the most common way to get to jobs despite a high number of public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, though 7.4% have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas. The share of car-free homes has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2197, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 27 percentage points since 2011 to reach 28.9%, while the 1.7% of people using public transport for work is a little below the national figure.
28.9% ▲ +1133.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -74.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 has 48 public transport stops and 5 routes, all served by buses. With 1,228.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is much higher than in most similar areas.
48
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.74
Higher than 62% 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).
1,228.3
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).
5
Higher than 57% 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 nearest stop is very quick, taking only 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, also lower than in 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.
23
Lower than 67% 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 2197, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2197, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2197/2197-nsw/topic/transport