10.9% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dickson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dickson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 43% of working residents in Dickson drive themselves to work, though it is a place where many live without a car. This area is far more connected to public transport than most, with a very short travel time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the ACT figure of 5.6%. While this is much higher than most areas, the share of car-free homes fell by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dickson, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 9.2%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home rose to 11.9% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21%.
11.9% ▲ +363.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
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.
Dickson is highly accessible, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the ACT figure. It has 5.47 stops per 1,000 people and 32,722 people can be reached within 30 minutes by transit, which is more than 79% of similar areas.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.47
Higher than 67% 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).
2,542.2
Higher than 86% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
32,722
Higher than 77% 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).
101,982
Higher than 72% 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).
30
Lower than 92% 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.
Getting to the city is very fast, with a drive time of only 6 minutes. Residents also enjoy a much shorter walk to the nearest stop than most people, taking only 1 minute.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
6
Lower than 98% 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).
More for Dickson
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Dickson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051054/dickson/topic/transport