5.4% ▼ -34.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2830, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2830, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 70.1% of workers in postcode 2830 drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. Most homes here own at least one vehicle, and the area has very few people working from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 39% of homes have two vehicles, while 5.4% of households have none. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2830, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%. Only 8.2% of the workforce works from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
8.2% ▲ +131.7%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -43.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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.
With 335 stops and 30 routes, this area has among the largest number of services at its level. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
335
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.45
Higher than 85% 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).
592.7
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).
30
Higher than 86% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 7 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
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.
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 2830, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2830, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2830/2830-nsw/topic/transport