3.6% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2402, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2402, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is the standout shift for postcode 2402 since 2011. Most households now rely heavily on private vehicles to get around, with only 3.6% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This makes the area far more car-dependent than the state and national averages.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, while 21.2% have three or more. The proportion of households without a vehicle has fallen to 3.6%, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2402, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average. Instead, 62% of workers drive, while 14% work from home—though this is far below the New South Wales average of 31%.
14.0% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 1.72 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures far below the state figure. The only available service is the bus, as there are no trains, trams, or ferries in the area.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.72
Lower than 68% 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).
17.2
Lower than 70% 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).
4
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2402, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2402/2402-nsw/topic/transport