13.4% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2218, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2218, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in postcode 2218 work from home than the national figure, with 33% of workers doing so. This area shows a strong shift toward flexible work and a higher-than-average number of homes without a car. Most residents rely on cars or home-based work to get through their day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This level of car-free living has barely changed since 2011, though nearly half of all households still keep one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2218, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A third of the workforce now works from home, a figure that rose 31 points since 2011. While 9.1% use public transport—well above the national figure of 3.1%—this is a significant drop from the 26.5% who did so in 2011.
33.0% ▲ +1677.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.1% ▼ -65.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
Buses carry the vast majority of passengers at 89.8%, while trains account for 10.2%. Although the area has 47 public transport stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
47
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.90
Lower than 58% 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).
584.5
Higher than 64% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just one minute. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is lower than 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.
20
Lower than 71% 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 2218, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2218/2218-nsw/topic/transport