12.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dee Why - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dee Why - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much higher share of households live without a car in Dee Why - North compared to the rest of the country. This trend is reflected in the local workforce, where public transport use is well above the national figure. While many residents rely on buses, a third of the local workforce now works from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 54.2% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dee Why - North, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for its area type at 8.9%, well above the 3.1% national average. This sits alongside a high rate of working from home, which 31.2% of residents do.
31.2% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.9% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Local transit is entirely based on buses, with 1,877 weekly departures per 1,000 people—a figure much higher than most areas. While 16 different routes serve the area, the typical trip to the city takes 63 minutes.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.36
Lower 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).
1,877.2
Higher than 81% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
55,459
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
164,381
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
63
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents typically face a 4-minute walk to reach their nearest public transport stop.
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.
19
Lower than 63% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Dee Why - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031695/dee-why-north/topic/transport