4.8% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dubbo - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dubbo - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Dubbo - West compared to the state average, with only 7% doing so. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around. While there are many transport stops available, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here lack a car, with only 4.8% having none, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average. Most households are well-equipped, as 39.8% own two vehicles and 12.5% own three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dubbo - West splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to travel, with 71% of workers driving themselves. Only 0.2% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work, which is much lower than most other areas.
7.0% ▲ +158.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -51.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 6.3 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales average, and all available services are buses.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.30
Higher than 76% 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).
430.4
Lower than 65% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 40 minutes on average, which is much higher than in most other areas.
40
Higher than 89% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031102/dubbo-west/topic/transport