3.5% ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2420, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2420, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in postcode 2420 drive to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This area relies heavily on private vehicles for travel, which is consistent with a very long drive time to the city and limited public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 3.5% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 3.4 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2420, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 18.3% of the workforce, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.2%.
18.3% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -69.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 sparse, with only 2.74 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. While there are 15 different routes, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.
11
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.74
Lower than 59% 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).
87.6
Lower than 55% 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.
Reaching the city is a major trip, with a drive time of 150 minutes, among the highest for similar areas. Walking to the nearest stop is also much harder than in most areas, taking typically 65 minutes.
65
Higher than 90% 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.
150
Higher than 94% 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 2420, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2420, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2420/2420-nsw/topic/transport