3.4% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2653, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2653, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport in postcode 2653, which stands out as one of the least connected areas for transit. Most residents rely almost entirely on their own cars to get around. Only 3.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 41% of homes owning two vehicles and another 16.5% owning three. The share of households without a car has fallen since 2011 and is now much lower than the New South Wales figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2653, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, and the 11.8% who work from home is far below the state average. Most people drive themselves to work, with 61.3% being the driver.
11.8% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 very limited, with only one stop and four routes serving the area. This results in a weekly departure rate per 1,000 people that is far below the New South Wales figure, and all available services are buses.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.38
Lower 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).
4.6
Lower than 81% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes typically 37 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
37
Higher than 74% 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.
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 2653, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2653, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2653/2653-nsw/topic/transport