2472, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2472, NSW

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 2472 than in the rest of the country. Almost every home has at least one vehicle, which reflects a strong reliance on driving for daily travel. This dependence is clear in the way people get to work and the lack of public transport use.

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📍 2472, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Most households are well-equipped, with 38.5% owning two vehicles and 17.7% owning three.

1.7% ▼ -74.6%

Lower than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 1.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 2472, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. While working from home rose to 12.4% since 2011, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.

12.4% ▲ +53.2%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 2472, NSW, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are 21.14 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, the 212.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure, and all available services are buses.

21.14

Higher than 99% 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).

212.9

Higher 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2472, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2472/2472-nsw/topic/transport