12.9% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
2879, NSW · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 2879, NSW
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of car-free living than most similar areas define postcode 2879, where 12.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While there are several public transport stops available, very few residents actually use them to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is well above the New South Wales average of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 41.3% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 2879, NSW, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the Australian average of 3.1%. Most residents drive or walk, while 15.6% work from home, though this last group has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
15.6% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
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.
There are 8.67 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 5.27. However, the 55.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, with buses making up 93.8% of the available services.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.67
Higher than 87% 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).
55.5
Lower than 59% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 2879, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2879/2879-nsw/topic/transport