4.6% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dubbo - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dubbo - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 4.6% of homes in Dubbo - East lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average. This high level of car ownership shapes how people move, with the vast majority relying on private vehicles for daily travel. The area is heavily car-dependent, which is reflected in both the low number of people using public transport and the few who work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, and 38.1% own two vehicles. This reliance on cars is evident as the share of homes without a motor vehicle fell to 4.6% in 2021, which is much lower than the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dubbo - East splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is dominated by cars, with 71.5% of people driving and only 0.4% using public transport. While the number of people working from home rose to 7.1% since 2011, this remains far below the New South Wales average of 31.0%.
7.1% ▲ +168.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 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.
The area has 100 public transport stops and 30 routes, putting it among the highest for these counts at its level. However, the 721.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
100
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.40
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
721.8
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
30
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 high number of stops, getting around on foot is difficult. The typical time to walk to the nearest stop is 49 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
49
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Dubbo - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031100/dubbo-east/topic/transport