8.9% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2228, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2228, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in work habits has hit postcode 2228, where the number of people working from home jumped from 3.7% to 34.1% since 2011. This change is reflected in the local commute, with over a third of workers now avoiding a trip to the office entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 40.9% of homes owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2228, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than the national figure, at 34.1%. Meanwhile, only 2.6% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen 8.7 points since 2011.
34.1% ▲ +816.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -77.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 is well served by 24 public transport routes and 96 stops, with 96.4% of services being buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than in most similar areas.
96
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.57
Higher than 60% 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).
1,074.1
Higher than 74% 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).
24
Higher than 86% 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 the city is faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 26 minutes. Residents also enjoy very quick access to transit, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
26
Lower than 63% 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 2228, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2228, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2228/2228-nsw/topic/transport