1.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2318, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2318, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in postcode 2318 drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars in this area. While public transport is widely available, very few people actually use it for their daily commute. This creates a distinct pattern where most homes own multiple vehicles to manage the long trip to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 1.5% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Most households are well-equipped, with 41.3% owning two vehicles and 13.3% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2318, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%. However, working from home has risen 16 points since 2011 to reach 20.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
20.4% ▲ +355.9%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -60.1%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 level of access with 201 public transport stops and 9 routes, all served by buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are 1,642.6, which is well above the state figure of 1,313.6.
201
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.71
Higher than 93% 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).
1,642.6
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).
9
Higher than 69% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop is short, taking only 4 minutes. Despite this easy access to stops, the drive time to the city is much higher than most areas, taking about 115 minutes.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
115
Higher than 86% 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 2318, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2318/2318-nsw/topic/transport