0.8% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2621, NSW · Postcode
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 2621 than in the rest of the country. With only 0.8% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, car ownership is essential here. This heavy reliance on driving is reflected in the way people travel for work and the low use of public transport.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common in this area, with 44% of homes owning two vehicles and another 20.9% owning three. Only 0.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
0.8% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In 2621, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 66.5% of people as the driver. While 13.7% of people now work from home—an increase of 8.2 points since 2011—this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
13.7% ▲ +151.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 63% 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.
There are 36 public transport stops and 9 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and only 0.3% of people use public transport to get to work.
36
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.38
Higher than 70% 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).
141.3
Lower 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).
9
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2621, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2621/2621-nsw/topic/transport