6.9% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2835, NSW · Postcode
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on public transport in postcode 2835 than they did in 2011, reflecting a deep dependence on private cars. With only 0.9% of workers using transit to get to work, the area has very limited connectivity and few options for those without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the figure fell slightly from 7.9% in 2011.
6.9% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2835, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 64.8% of people. Working from home is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 7.1% of the workforce doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
7.1% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -59.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
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.
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport options are very limited, with only three stops and two routes available. This results in just 7.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the New South Wales average.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.79
Lower than 77% 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).
7.4
Lower than 78% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2835, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2835/2835-nsw/topic/transport