2488, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2488, NSW

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

Working from home has jumped by 10 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2488, where 15.4% of people now do their jobs from home. This shift comes as the area remains heavily reliant on cars, with 60.5% of workers driving themselves to work.

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📍 2488, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have at least one car, and 43.7% own two. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.

4.4% ▼ -22.1%

Higher than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 2488, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.2%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While working from home has risen to 15.4%, this is still far below the state average of 31.0%.

15.4% ▲ +211.7%

Lower than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 15.4%

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

0.2% ▼ -85.3%

Lower than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 2488, NSW, Car (driver) is the majority at 71%; Worked at home is next at 18%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 6.53 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, the 386 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and all services are buses.

6.53

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).

386.0

Higher than 60% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 10 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.

10

Higher than 50% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2488, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2488/2488-nsw/topic/transport