5.3% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2289, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2289, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 26.4% of people in postcode 2289 now work from home, reflecting a shift toward remote work in an area where the drive to the city takes a long 102 minutes. This trend has grown rapidly since 2011, helping residents avoid a very long commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 43.4% owning two vehicles. Only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is well below the New South Wales average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2289, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 49.5% of residents. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.7%, which is a little below the national figure.
26.4% ▲ +725.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -72.0%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 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 is well served by 137 public transport stops, making the number of stops per 1,000 people much higher than in most similar areas. Almost all of these services are buses, with weekly departures being a little above the state average.
137
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.76
Higher than 80% 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).
1,546.3
Higher than 84% 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.
While the drive to the city is much longer than in most areas, the walk to the nearest transport stop is very short, taking typically only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
102
Higher than 82% 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 2289, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2289, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2289/2289-nsw/topic/transport