4.9% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2285, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2285, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 92-minute drive to the city makes postcode 2285 quite distant from the urban centre. While public transport options are plentiful, most residents rely on their own cars to get around. The area's heavy dependence on vehicles is clear, as very few people use trains or buses for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 42% owning two vehicles and 14.2% owning three. Only 4.9% 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 →In 2285, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.1% of residents. Those working from home rose significantly to 18.1% since 2011, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
18.1% ▲ +752.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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.
The area has a high number of public transport stops and 15 different routes, with 1,643.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This level of access is well above the New South Wales average, though almost all services are buses.
243
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.17
Higher than 83% 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).
1,643.4
Higher than 86% 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.
While the drive to the city is much longer than in most areas, reaching the nearest transport stop is relatively quick, with a typical walk of about 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
92
Higher than 77% 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 2285, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2285/2285-nsw/topic/transport