5.3% ▼ -40.9%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2821, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2821, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport use separates postcode 2821 from the rest of the country. Very few people here use trains or buses for their daily travel, while car ownership is high. Only 0.3% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 35.9% of homes owning two vehicles and 10.5% owning four or more. Only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is lower than the state and national figures and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2821, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.1% of people as the driver. Working from home is much less common here than across Australia, at 11.1%, and only 0.3% of people use public transport for their commute.
11.1% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 are the only option available, as there are no trains, trams, or ferries. Public transport access is far below the New South Wales average, with only 1.88 stops per 1,000 people.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.88
Lower than 66% 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).
69.5
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).
9
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2821, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2821/2821-nsw/topic/transport