7.9% ▼ -51.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2832, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2832, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no one uses public transport to get to work in postcode 2832, where most people rely on their own cars. This car-dependent lifestyle is backed by very low access to transit, with only one stop serving the entire area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is common, with 32.9% of homes having two vehicles and 22.8% having three or more. The share of homes without a motor vehicle is 7.9%, which is much higher than most areas, though this fell 8.5 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2832, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, as 0.0% of people use public transport to commute. Working from home is also less common here than elsewhere, with only 11.7% of the workforce doing so, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
11.7% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 limited, with only 6.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the state's 1,313.6. The only available service is by bus, but there is just one stop for the whole area.
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.
0.47
Lower than 81% 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).
6.5
Lower than 79% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 a transit stop is a significant challenge for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 80 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for this measure.
80
Higher than 98% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2832, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2832/2832-nsw/topic/transport