14.5% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2217, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2217, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Roughly 33% of workers in postcode 2217 drive themselves to work, but an almost equal number work from home. This area is well connected, with public transport access and service frequency far above the state and national figures. While many people rely on cars, a significant 14.5% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This proportion of car-free households has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2217, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 30 points since 2011 to 32.6%, a figure far above the national average. While 7.5% of people use public transport to commute—well above the state figure—this is down 13 points from 2011.
32.6% ▲ +1163.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.5% ▼ -63.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 is highly available here, with 141 stops and 14 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the New South Wales figure, with buses making up nearly all services.
141
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.92
Higher than 64% 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).
1,792.3
Higher than 87% 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.
The area is very accessible, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 17 minutes, which is much lower than in most other 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.
17
Lower than 77% 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 2217, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2217, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2217/2217-nsw/topic/transport