5.0% ▼ -38.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2487, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2487, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily travel in postcode 2487 relies heavily on private cars, with only 0.6% of workers using public transport. While most homes have at least one vehicle, a growing number of people now work from home, with that figure rising by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own a car, and 39.4% have two vehicles. Only 5.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Australian figure and reflects a drop of 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2487, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 57.1% of residents. Working from home is common for 20.7% of the workforce, a result that is about the same as the national figure.
20.7% ▲ +197.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 limited entirely to buses, with 68 stops and 12 routes available. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
68
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.51
Higher 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).
779.5
Higher than 68% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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 a transit point can be difficult, as it takes a typical resident 35 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is higher than most areas.
35
Higher than 73% 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 2487, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2487, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2487/2487-nsw/topic/transport