5.9% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2290, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2290, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long 101-minute drive to the city makes cars essential for daily life in postcode 2290. Most households own at least one vehicle, and working from home has become far more common over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 40.8% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 5.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2290, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 22.1% since 2011, while public transport use for work fell to just 0.7%. Over half of the workforce—54.1%—commute as the driver of a car.
22.1% ▲ +609.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -62.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 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 served by 13 bus routes and 185 stops, which is among the largest number of stops for areas of this size. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure.
185
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.30
Higher than 69% 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).
1,000.8
Higher than 73% 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).
13
Higher than 77% 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 public transport stop is shorter than usual, taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
101
Higher than 81% 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 2290, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2290/2290-nsw/topic/transport