3.0% ▼ -65.3%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2845, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2845, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 2845 relies on a car for daily travel. This is a car-dependent area where only 3% of households are without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 38.2% of households own two. Very few people get around without a vehicle, with the share of car-less homes falling 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2845, NSW, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71.1% of people using a car as a driver. Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, at just 8.8%.
8.8% ▲ +365.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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.
While the area has 16 routes and more stops per person than the state average, services are infrequent. Weekly departures are far below the New South Wales figure, and all available transit is by bus.
27
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.37
Higher than 91% 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).
223.4
Higher than 54% 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).
16
Higher than 82% 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.
The area is remote, with a typical drive time of 122 minutes to the city. It usually takes about 9 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.
9
Lower than 52% 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.
122
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 2845, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2845/2845-nsw/topic/transport