4.9% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2224, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2224, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home here than in most similar areas, with 34.1% of the workforce doing so. Postcode 2224 relies heavily on private cars for travel, while public transport use has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 41.1% have two vehicles. Only 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2224, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 34.1%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21.0%. This shift is part of a big trend, as the number of people working from home rose 29 percentage points since 2011, while those using public transport fell to just 1.0%.
34.1% ▲ +596.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -74.5%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 61 public transport stops and 6 routes, which is more than about 62% to 75% of similar areas. However, the 782.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6, and all services are buses.
61
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.19
Higher than 55% 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).
782.3
Higher than 68% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 23 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2224, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2224/2224-nsw/topic/transport