13.6% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2502, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2502, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 14% of homes in postcode 2502 have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. While the area has a very high number of bus stops and frequent services, most people still rely on cars or working from home to get through their day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Fewer homes here have cars compared to most areas, with 13.6% having no vehicle at all. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%, though the figure has fallen by 5.4 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2502, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves at 58%, while 16% work from home. Working from home has risen by 15 points since 2011, but this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
16.0% ▲ +1082.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 access is very strong, with 98 stops and 7 routes. The area has 1,851.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure of 1,313.6, though all services are buses.
98
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.81
Higher than 86% 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).
1,851.8
Higher than 87% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 city takes a relatively long time at 69 minutes. However, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is shorter than in most areas, taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
69
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 2502, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2502, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2502/2502-nsw/topic/transport