1.7% ▼ -45.1%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2549, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2549, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 2549 has a car, with only 1.7% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, reflecting a strong reliance on private cars for daily travel. The area is heavily car-dependent for getting to work and general movement.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 40.9% having two and 15.4% having three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 1.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2549, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 65.6% as the driver. Only 12.1% work from home, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 31.0%, while just 0.6% use public transport.
12.1% ▲ +68.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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.
The area has 21 public transport stops and 6 routes, all of which are bus services. While the number of stops per person is about the same as the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.
21
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.12
Higher than 66% 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).
171.2
Higher than 50% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes a typical 74 minutes, which is among the highest times for this level of area.
74
Higher than 95% 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.
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 2549, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2549, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2549/2549-nsw/topic/transport