4.5% ▼ -44.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2782, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2782, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge shift towards remote work defines the daily routine in postcode 2782. Nearly 38% of people now work from home, a figure that has climbed steeply since 2011. This creates a lifestyle where most residents rely on their own cars or home offices rather than commuting into the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very common here, with 95.5% of homes owning at least one vehicle. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2782, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, where the national figure is 21%. Very few people use public transport for work, with just 1.2% doing so, a drop of 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
38.0% ▲ +291.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -82.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
There are 9.65 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure, with buses making up 90% of the available services.
62
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.65
Higher than 88% 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).
577.6
Higher than 64% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 into the city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 67 minutes. For those using local transit, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
67
Higher than 66% 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 2782, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2782, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2782/2782-nsw/topic/transport