8.3% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2560, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2560, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a quarter of workers in postcode 2560 now avoid a daily commute by working from home. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the long drive times to the city and distance to those stops suggest a heavy reliance on cars for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.1% owning one and 35% owning two. About 8.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this figure fell slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2560, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 24.2% since 2011, a rise of 22 percentage points. This is well above the national figure, though it remains well below the New South Wales average.
24.2% ▲ +1125.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -72.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 496 stops and 64 routes, making it one of the largest at this level. There are 6.01 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average, with buses making up 96.7% of services.
496
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.01
Higher than 75% 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).
1,639.7
Higher than 86% 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).
64
Higher than 88% 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.
Reaching the city takes 64 minutes, which is longer than most areas. Access to transit is difficult for many, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 47 minutes, a figure much higher than most areas.
47
Higher than 80% 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.
64
Higher than 65% 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 2560, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2560, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2560/2560-nsw/topic/transport