17.9% ▼ -40.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2559, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2559, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes without a car are found in postcode 2559 than in the rest of the country, where 17.9% of households have no motor vehicle. While this is well above the national figure, it is a significant drop from the 29.8% recorded in 2011. This shift occurs alongside a rise in people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 41.2% of homes have one vehicle, while 27.5% have two. The proportion of households without a car is among the highest for similar areas and sits far above the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2559, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers drive themselves to work, and 18.1% work from home, which is a little below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the state and national averages at 3.2%.
18.1% ▲ +3841.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -63.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
The area has 6.35 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. With 19 stops and 4 routes, all of which are bus services, weekly departures are much higher than in most similar areas.
19
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.35
Higher than 77% 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).
1,583.8
Higher than 84% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 39 minutes by car. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
39
Higher than 50% 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 2559, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2559, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2559/2559-nsw/topic/transport