1.9% ▼ -55.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2231, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2231, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households without a car define the transport landscape in postcode 2231, where only 1.9% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is much lower than the national figure and reflects a strong reliance on private transport for daily travel. While public transport options are available, most residents prefer driving or working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 41.4% of homes having two vehicles and 33% having three or more. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen to 1.9%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2231, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011 to reach 23.8%, which is a little above the national figure. This shift is mirrored by a drop in public transport use for work, which fell to just 0.5%.
23.8% ▲ +628.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -78.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Despite the reliance on cars, the area has a high number of bus stops and departures per person, far above the New South Wales average. All available public transport services are provided by buses.
39
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.43
Higher than 93% 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).
2,167.7
Higher than 89% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes about 33 minutes by car. For those using public transport, the usual walk to the nearest stop takes around 15 minutes.
15
Higher than 58% 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.
33
Lower than 55% 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 2231, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2231, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2231/2231-nsw/topic/transport