22.8% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2839, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2839, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the working population in postcode 2839 drive themselves to work. This area has a striking gap in vehicle ownership, with 22.8% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 23% of homes here do not have a motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While this figure is far above the New South Wales average of 9.2%, it has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2839, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (25%) and No vehicle (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average. Working from home is also far less common here than across Australia, at only 10.8%.
10.8% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 limited to buses, with 18.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the state figure. The area has 3 stops and 4 routes, with 2.78 stops per 1,000 people.
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.
2.78
Lower than 59% 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).
18.5
Lower than 70% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2839, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2839/2839-nsw/topic/transport