5.6% ▼ -41.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2516, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2516, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 2516, rising 31 percentage points since 2011 to reach 35.4%. This shift is part of a broader move away from traditional commuting, with the area now seeing far more people working from home than the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 43.1% owning two vehicles. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen 4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2516, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 35.4%, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. Conversely, only 1.2% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure that has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
35.4% ▲ +764.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -80.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Buses are the main way to get around, making up 94.9% of the 6 available routes. While there are 22 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
22
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.24
Lower than 55% 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).
799.1
Higher than 69% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 around on foot or by car takes time, as the walk to the nearest stop is 20 minutes. This is higher than most areas, as is the 58-minute drive time to the city.
20
Higher than 62% 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.
58
Higher than 62% 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 2516, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2516, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2516/2516-nsw/topic/transport