6.4% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2870, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2870, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in postcode 2870 compared to the rest of the country, with only 9.2% doing so. This is a car-reliant region where most residents depend on private vehicles to get around. While public transport infrastructure exists, the typical walk to a stop is much longer than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.3% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle is 6.4%, which is higher than most areas and has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2870, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is dominated by cars, as only 0.4% of people use public transport. Working from home is much less common here than elsewhere, at 9.2%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
9.2% ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -65.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
The area has 17 public transport routes and 57 stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and services are almost entirely buses.
57
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.74
Higher than 62% 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).
114.3
Lower 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).
17
Higher than 84% 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 around on foot is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 54 minutes. This is much higher than most areas.
54
Higher than 84% 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).
More for 2870, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2870, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2870/2870-nsw/topic/transport