5.5% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2871, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2871, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport stops per person than most similar areas can be found in postcode 2871. While the area is well equipped with 50 stops, very few people actually use them for their daily commute. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around this large region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 37% of homes have two motor vehicles, and 5.5% of households have no vehicle at all. This lack of a car is more common here than in most similar areas, though the figure fell by 2.3 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2871, NSW splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the main way to get to work, with 67.1% of people driving. Only 10.2% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21% and much lower than most other areas.
10.2% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport available here, with 9 routes and 50 stops. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
50
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.58
Higher than 72% 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).
123.8
Lower than 53% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2871, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2871/2871-nsw/topic/transport