1.3% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2490, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2490, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no one in postcode 2490 uses public transport to get to work, reflecting a deep reliance on private cars. Only 1.3% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households here own multiple cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 64.9% of homes owning either three or more vehicles. This helps explain why the 1.3% of homes without a car is much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2490, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody here commutes by public transport, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.1%. While working from home rose to 13.2% since 2011, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
13.2% ▲ +180.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 7.25 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. However, the 362.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales average.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.25
Higher than 84% 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).
362.3
Higher than 59% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 19 minutes.
19
Higher than 61% 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 2490, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2490, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2490/2490-nsw/topic/transport