4.1% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2429, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2429, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 4.1% of homes in postcode 2429 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a heavy reliance on private cars for daily travel in a large, rural area. While public transport infrastructure exists, it is rarely used for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 39.2% having two and 14.2% having three. The number of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 4.1%, which is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2429, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.6% of residents. Working from home is less common here than in other areas, at 13.1%, and almost no one uses public transport to commute, at just 0.2%.
13.1% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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.
There are 120 public transport stops, giving the area far more stops per person than the state average. However, these are almost entirely buses, and the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.
120
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.44
Higher than 90% 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).
157.2
Lower than 51% 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).
19
Higher than 86% 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.
It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
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 2429, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2429, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2429/2429-nsw/topic/transport