5.9% ▼ -39.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2440, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2440, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households are without a car in postcode 2440 than in 2011, though car reliance remains high. The area is heavily dependent on private vehicles for travel, with very few people working from home or using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 35.7% have two. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle fell to 5.9% since 2011, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2440, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A huge 67% of workers drive themselves to work, while only 0.4% use public transport. This is a little below the national figure, and the 8.4% who work from home is far below the New South Wales average of 31%.
8.4% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 154 public transport stops, which is among the largest for this level of area. While there are 6.65 stops per 1,000 people—well above the state average—weekly departures are far below the New South Wales figure.
154
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.65
Higher than 79% 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).
120.7
Lower than 53% 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).
39
Higher than 87% 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 2440, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2440/2440-nsw/topic/transport