4.5% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2262, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2262, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
High numbers of public transport stops set postcode 2262 apart from most similar areas. Despite this, the region remains heavily dependent on cars for travel, with very few people using transit for their daily commute. The area is quite distant from the city, with a typical drive time of 140 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in the area have at least one car, and 4.5% of households have none. This figure is well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2262, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 58% of workers being the driver. While working from home rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 15.8%, this is still far below the state figure of 31%.
15.8% ▲ +492.7%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -61.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
With 161 stops and 11 routes, the area has much higher transit access than most similar places. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure.
161
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.52
Higher than 86% 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).
965.8
Higher than 72% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 around is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 24 minutes. This is higher than most areas.
24
Higher than 65% 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.
140
Higher than 92% 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 2262, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2262/2262-nsw/topic/transport