6.7% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2261, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2261, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in postcode 2261, where over half of workers drive themselves to employment. While the area has an abundance of public transport stops, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 37.3% owning two. Only 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2261, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 22.6%, up 19 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the national figure, while only 0.9% of people use public transport to get to work.
22.6% ▲ +562.2%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -70.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 buses, with 388 stops and 18 routes. With 1,820.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, access is well above the New South Wales figure.
388
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.04
Higher than 82% 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).
1,820.8
Higher than 87% 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).
18
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.
Reaching the city takes 67 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. On a local level, a six-minute walk to the nearest stop is around the middle for similar areas.
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.
67
Higher than 66% 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 2261, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2261/2261-nsw/topic/transport