7.6% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2820, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2820, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 61% of workers in postcode 2820 drive themselves to work, showing a heavy reliance on cars. While most homes have one or two vehicles, about 7.6% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is a much higher proportion than in most other similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 39.7% having one and 33.2% having two. The share of homes without a vehicle has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2820, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 12.0% of people doing so. Very few residents use public transport to get to work, though this rose slightly since 2011 to 1.3%.
12.0% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▲ +255.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Bus services make up nearly all public transport here at 95.7%. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure, at just 63.4.
23
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.12
Lower than 56% 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).
63.4
Lower than 57% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 can take a long time, with a typical walk of 73 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for this level.
73
Higher than 94% 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 2820, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2820, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2820/2820-nsw/topic/transport