10.7% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2840, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2840, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workers in postcode 2840 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this vast area. While most households own at least one vehicle, a surprising 10.7% of homes have none, which is well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 7.4%. However, this has fallen from 14.6% in 2011. Most households here own one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2840, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (34%) and 2 vehicles (31%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody in the area commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home has risen to 15.1% since 2011, though this remains far below the New South Wales rate of 31.0%.
15.1% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 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 here, with only one stop and four routes available. This results in just 4.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,313.6.
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.
0.42
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).
4.2
Lower than 81% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2840, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2840/2840-nsw/topic/transport