4.3% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2779, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2779, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 2779 than in the rest of Australia, with 33.4% of workers avoiding a daily commute. This area is heavily reliant on private cars, though it has more public transport stops than many similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and only 4.3% have none. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2779, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, rising 28 points since 2011 to reach 33.4%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.6%, which is a little below the national figure.
33.4% ▲ +510.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -81.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
The area has 28 stops and 5 routes, which is higher than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
28
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.52
Higher than 71% 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).
419.5
Higher than 60% 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).
5
Higher 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.
It takes 61 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Lower 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.
61
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 2779, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2779, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2779/2779-nsw/topic/transport