6.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2656, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2656, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower rate of public transport use than the state average defines postcode 2656, where no one commutes by train, bus, or tram. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around this large area. Only 17.1% of the workforce works from home, which is well below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 34.6% owning two and 12.3% owning four or more. Only 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2656, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (34%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 54.8% of people, while 12.1% walk. No one in the area uses public transport to commute, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
17.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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 two bus routes serving the area. This results in just 6.0 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
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.
0.75
Lower than 77% 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).
6.0
Lower than 79% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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.
Access to transport is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 56 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
56
Higher than 85% 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 2656, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2656, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2656/2656-nsw/topic/transport