2.6% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2842, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2842, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people rely on private cars in postcode 2842 than in most similar areas. This is a place where almost every home owns a vehicle, and virtually no one uses public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. Most households are well-equipped, with 38.7% owning two vehicles and 10.9% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2842, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped to 28.0% since 2011, which is well above the Australian figure. In contrast, public transport use for work has completely disappeared, falling to 0.0%.
28.0% ▲ +218.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 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 options are very limited, consisting entirely of buses with only two stops in the area. This is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which are far below the New South Wales figure.
2
Lower than 71% 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).
13.9
Lower than 71% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 2842, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2842/2842-nsw/topic/transport