7.1% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2824, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2824, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 68% of workers in postcode 2824 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This vast area relies heavily on private travel, as public transport options are very limited. Most homes have at least one car, and few residents work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 10% of households lacked a car. Most homes now have one or two vehicles, while 8% of households own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2824, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, with only 11.2% of people doing so, a figure far below the New South Wales average. Public transport use for commuting is very low at 0.4%, which has barely changed since 2011.
11.2% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 scarce, with only 0.49 stops per 1,000 people, a figure far below the state average. There are only two bus routes and one stop serving the area, with no trains, trams, or ferries available.
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.
0.49
Lower than 80% 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).
3.9
Lower than 82% 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).
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 2824, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2824/2824-nsw/topic/transport