5.1% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2283, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2283, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 95-minute drive to the city marks postcode 2283 as a very remote area for commuters. Most residents rely heavily on cars, though nearly one in five now work from home, a trend that has jumped 15 points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.7% owning two. Only 5.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2283, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.4% of people. Very few use public transport, with just 0.7% doing so, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
19.0% ▲ +418.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
While the area has 168 stops and 15 routes—among the most for a place of this size—the number of weekly departures is well below the New South Wales figure.
168
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.88
Higher than 81% 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).
835.3
Higher than 69% 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 around is challenging, as it takes a typical resident 22 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is higher than most areas.
22
Higher than 63% 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.
95
Higher than 79% 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 2283, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2283, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2283/2283-nsw/topic/transport