6.4% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dapto - Avondale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dapto - Avondale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Dapto - Avondale than in the rest of New South Wales. While 31% of the state's workforce works from home, only 16.5% do here. This reliance on commuting is mirrored in the high number of households with multiple cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.7% owning two vehicles. Only 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dapto - Avondale splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 58.8% of residents. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 1.0%, which is lower than most other areas.
16.5% ▲ +724.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
The area has a large number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places, with 125 stops in total. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure.
125
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.17
Higher than 63% 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).
889.2
Higher 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).
18
Higher than 84% 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.
It takes much longer to reach the city from here than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 72 minutes. Walking to the nearest stop also takes longer than usual, averaging 9 minutes.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
72
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Dapto - Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011131/dapto-avondale/topic/transport