2703, NSW · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 2703, NSW

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Only 1.6% of homes lack a motor vehicle in postcode 2703, a figure that has fallen 5 points since 2011. This reliance on cars is clear across the area, where almost no one uses public transport to get to work. The region remains heavily dependent on private vehicles for daily travel.

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📍 2703, NSW, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home has a car, with 36.6% of households owning two vehicles. The percentage of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

1.6% ▼ -76.2%

Lower than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 1.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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2703, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 18%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is rare here at 6.8%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Instead, most people drive, with 68.2% of workers commuting as the driver of a car.

6.8% ▲ +140.0%

Lower than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 2703, NSW, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Car (passenger) is next at 10%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is very limited, with only bus services available. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and there are only 2.69 stops per 1,000 people.

2.69

Lower than 60% 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).

24.2

Lower than 68% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the nearest stop is difficult for many, as the typical walk takes 22 minutes. This is higher than most other areas.

22

Higher than 63% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2703, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2703/2703-nsw/topic/transport