7.0% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dubbo - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dubbo - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households without a car have been seen in Dubbo - South since 2011, as the number fell by 3 percentage points. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, very few people actually use these services or work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.0% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dubbo - South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 70% of people being the driver. Only 7.7% work from home, a figure far below the national average, and just 0.3% use public transport.
7.7% ▲ +214.7%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Dubbo - South has 170 public transport stops, which is among the largest number for areas of this level. Despite this, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
170
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.66
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).
740.5
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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031101/dubbo-south/topic/transport