6.6% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2229, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2229, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of daily life in postcode 2229, with 36% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of remote work is far above the national figure of 21%. While public transport options are plentiful, most residents still rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 39.5% of homes here have two motor vehicles, and only 6.6% of households are without one. This lack of a vehicle is much higher than in most similar areas, though the figure has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2229, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 36%, rising 32 points since 2011. Very few people use public transport to get to work (1.6%), which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
36.0% ▲ +713.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -80.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 171 public transport stops and 15 routes, which is more than 82% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the New South Wales figure.
171
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.53
Higher than 71% 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).
1,022.2
Higher than 73% 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).
15
Higher than 80% 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 relatively quick with a typical drive time of 25 minutes. Residents also enjoy very easy access to transit, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes 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.
25
Lower than 64% 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 2229, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2229, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2229/2229-nsw/topic/transport