5.1% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2712, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2712, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes in postcode 2712 are without a car now than in 2011, as the area remains heavily reliant on private vehicles. Most households own at least one car, while public transport is very limited with only two routes serving the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than the national figure of 7.4%. The most common setup is having one or two vehicles, with 35% of households falling into each of those categories.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2712, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.5% of people. Working from home is less common here than across Australia, with 15.5% of workers doing so, and only 1.1% of people use public transport for their commute.
15.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▲ —
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 sparse, with only one stop and two bus routes. There are only 5.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
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.
0.73
Lower than 78% 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).
5.8
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.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is a challenge, as it takes a typical 20 minutes to walk there. This is higher than in most other areas.
20
Higher than 62% 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 2712, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2712, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2712/2712-nsw/topic/transport