2203, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2203, NSW

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A massive 51.7% of workers in postcode 2203 now work from home, a figure far above the national average of 21%. This shift defines the local transport landscape, where over half the workforce avoids a daily commute entirely. The area also has a much higher proportion of car-free households compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 2203, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 17.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households with cars own just one, while 21.7% have two.

17.3% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 94% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 2203, NSW, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to 51.7%, which helps explain why public transport use for work fell to 4.8% over the same period. Most who do travel use a car, with 23.2% driving themselves.

51.7% ▲ +1432.5%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 51.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

4.8% ▼ -81.7%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 25.9%
  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In 2203, NSW, Worked at home is the majority at 62%; Car (driver) is next at 28%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is served exclusively by buses with 12 different routes. While there are fewer stops per person than the state average, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas.

1.72

Lower than 68% 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).

1,296.6

Higher than 79% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of only 12 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.

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.

12

Lower than 86% 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 2203, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2203/2203-nsw/topic/transport