7.2% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2517, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2517, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 31.1% of people in postcode 2517 now work from home, making it far more common here than across Australia. This shift toward remote work is part of a broader trend where driving and working from home dominate daily travel, while public transport plays a very small role.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 38.8% owning two. However, 7.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2517, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 28 points since 2011 to reach 31.1%, while public transport use for commuting has fallen to just 0.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
31.1% ▲ +876.8%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -79.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Buses make up 97.1% of the 6 available routes. Despite having more stops than 66% of similar areas, the 685.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
39
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.79
Lower 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).
685.7
Higher than 66% 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.
It takes 58 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. In contrast, the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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 2517, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2517, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2517/2517-nsw/topic/transport