3.5% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2706, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2706, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in postcode 2706, where almost no one uses public transport to get to work. Only 3.5% of homes lack a motor vehicle, and the vast majority of residents rely on driving to reach their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 38.5% having two vehicles and 12.6% owning three. The share of homes without a vehicle is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2706, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 6.1% doing so. This is reflected in the commute, as 73.5% of people drive themselves to work and 0.0% use public transport.
6.1% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
While the area has 17 stops and 4 routes, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. All available public transport is provided by buses.
17
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
16.50
Higher than 94% 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).
235.9
Higher than 55% 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.
Reaching public transport is a challenge, as it takes a typical resident 68 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than most areas.
68
Higher than 91% 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 2706, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2706, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2706/2706-nsw/topic/transport