5.8% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2847, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2847, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 130-minute drive to the city makes postcode 2847 one of the most remote areas at this level. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around, with very few people working from home compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 35% have two. Only 5.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is lower than the New South Wales and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2847, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is high, with 70.1% of workers driving. Only 0.4% use public transport, and the 8.6% who work from home is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
8.6% ▲ +153.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 15.53 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—these are all bus stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
38
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.53
Higher than 93% 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).
164.7
Higher than 50% 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.
Despite the long drive to the city, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is short, taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
130
Higher than 90% 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 2847, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2847/2847-nsw/topic/transport