2.4% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2571, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2571, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 25.7% of workers in postcode 2571 now work from home, a figure that has jumped 20 points since 2011. This shift is part of a broader reliance on private travel in an area where very few people use public transport to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are essential here, with 77.9% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 2.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2571, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (20%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.5% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Most residents rely on cars, with 52% driving themselves to work.
25.7% ▲ +354.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -76.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
While the area has 93 public transport stops—more than 83% of similar areas—the actual service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with buses making up 89.2% of the available modes.
93
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.06
Higher than 82% 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).
195.2
Higher than 52% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 long trip, with a typical drive time of 56 minutes. Despite this distance, the walk to the nearest transport stop is around 5 minutes, which is typical for this level.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
56
Higher than 61% 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 2571, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2571, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2571/2571-nsw/topic/transport