3.5% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2527, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2527, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 15 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2527. This area is heavily reliant on cars, with only 3.5% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. Most residents depend on private transport to get around, reflecting the long travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very common, with 42.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 10.7% having four or more. Only 3.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2527, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 59.4% of people being the driver. While 17.3% of people now work from home, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
17.3% ▲ +734.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 the vast majority of public transport here at 97.3%. Although the area has 113 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
113
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.33
Higher than 57% 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).
616.8
Higher than 65% 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).
18
Higher than 86% 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 is challenging without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes typically 35 minutes. This is higher than most areas, as is the 81-minute drive time to the city.
35
Higher than 73% 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.
81
Higher than 73% 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 2527, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2527, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2527/2527-nsw/topic/transport