5.5% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2844, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2844, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 58% of people in postcode 2844 drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars in this region. Very few residents use public transport to commute, and access to services is limited across the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 35.2% owning one vehicle and 32.4% owning two. Only 5.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2844, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area commutes by public transport, a figure well below the national average. While 17.3% of people work from home, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
17.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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 only two stops across the region. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and there are much fewer stops per person than in most areas.
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.
1.52
Lower than 69% 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).
18.3
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).
8
Higher than 66% 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 the nearest transport stop is a challenge here, with a typical walk taking 69 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
69
Higher than 92% 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 2844, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2844/2844-nsw/topic/transport