2.8% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2582, NSW · Postcode
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 2582 than in the rest of the country. Only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, making it a region where private transport is essential. This reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work and the limited frequency of public transport services.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 39.7% of homes owning two vehicles and another 13.7% having four or more. The number of homes without a car has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the national figure of 7.4%.
2.8% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In 2582, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 62.6% as the driver. While 15.1% of the workforce now works from home—an increase of 8.1 points since 2011—this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
15.1% ▲ +115.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
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.
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Bus services make up 97% of the local network, and there are 61 stops across 36 routes. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, showing that services are much less frequent than in other parts of New South Wales.
61
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.45
Higher than 58% 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).
56.1
Lower than 58% 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).
36
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2582, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2582/2582-nsw/topic/transport