12.0% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2209, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2209, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of workers in postcode 2209 now work from home, a massive increase from just 2.4% in 2011. This shift toward home-based work defines the area's transport patterns, though it remains a place where far more households lack a car compared to the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 40.7% owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2209, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 36.9% of workers doing so. While 4.6% use public transport to commute—a figure a little above the national average—this is a sharp drop from the 22.4% seen in 2011.
36.9% ▲ +1421.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -79.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 83 public transport stops and 14 routes, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. With 1,238.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service levels are much higher than most areas and about the same as the state figure.
83
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.24
Higher 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).
1,238.7
Higher than 78% 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).
14
Higher than 79% 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.
It takes about 18 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. Residents typically walk around 7 minutes to reach their nearest public transport stop.
7
Lower than 55% 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).
More for 2209, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2209, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2209/2209-nsw/topic/transport