8.7% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2590, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2590, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much lower public transport access than most areas defines postcode 2590, where very few people use transit for their daily commute. Only 1.0% of workers use public transport to get to work, meaning the vast majority of the population relies on private vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home at 39.3%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2590, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant choice, with 66.7% of workers commuting as the driver. Only 8.6% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 31.0%.
8.6% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +173.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport is sparse, with only 0.70 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 5.27. Weekly departures are also much lower than most areas, with buses making up 76% of the available services.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.70
Lower than 78% 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).
13.4
Lower than 71% 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).
32
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2590, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2590/2590-nsw/topic/transport