11.8% ▼ -41.7%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2878, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2878, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero people use public transport to get to work in postcode 2878, making it a place where residents rely heavily on other means of travel. While 11.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, this is still well above the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 20.3% of households lacked a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →2878, NSW splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (29%) and 2 vehicles (28%), with 4 or more at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common here, rising to 22.6% since 2011. Most people now drive themselves to work (33.1%) or walk (17.7%), while no one uses public transport.
22.6% ▲ +411.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
The area has 6.99 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Despite this, weekly departures are far below the state average, with only two train routes serving the area.
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.
6.99
Higher than 82% 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).
14.0
Lower than 71% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 2878, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2878/2878-nsw/topic/transport