3.2% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2540 crosses NSW/OT · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2540 crosses NSW/OT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 2540 compared to the rest of the state. This area is heavily reliant on private vehicles, with the vast majority of homes owning at least one and very few residents using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Most households are well-equipped, with 38.9% owning two vehicles and 12.8% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2540 crosses NSW/OT splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in the state average, at 11.8% compared to 31%. This is reflected in how people get to work, with 65.1% of workers driving themselves and only 0.2% using public transport.
11.8% ▲ +133.0%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -62.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
While the area has 367 public transport stops—one of the largest counts for its level—these are all buses. Despite having 7.6 stops per 1,000 people, weekly departures are far below the state figure.
367
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.60
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).
205.4
Higher than 53% 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).
15
Higher than 80% 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 is a significant journey for those in postcode 2540, with a typical drive time of 211 minutes.
211
Higher than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2540 crosses NSW/OT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2540/2540-crosses-nsw-ot/topic/transport