1.1% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dubbo Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dubbo Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Dubbo Surrounds relies on a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas at its level. Only 1.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, and the vast majority of residents depend on driving to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 83.3% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This is reflected in the fact that only 1.1% of households have no car, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dubbo Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 65% of people as the driver. Working from home is used by 15.5% of residents, which is far below the state figure of 31%.
15.5% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 2 stops and 4 routes serving the area. This lack of access is seen in the 0.34 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales average of 5.27.
2
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.34
Lower than 96% 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).
9.1
Lower than 93% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Dubbo Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031103/dubbo-surrounds/topic/transport