8.1% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dapto - Port Kembla · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Dapto - Port Kembla
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long 72-minute drive to the city defines the commute for many in Dapto - Port Kembla. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, very few people actually use them for work, with the vast majority relying on cars or working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, though the share of homes without a vehicle has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dapto - Port Kembla splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport for work at 1.1%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, working from home has risen sharply by 18 percentage points to reach 19.7%, though this is still far below the New South Wales figure.
19.7% ▲ +894.1%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 6.93 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. Most of this access is provided by buses, with 553 stops serving the region.
553
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.93
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,214.2
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
24
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot is difficult here, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes on average. This is much higher than most other areas.
28
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) 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 76% of sub-region (sa3) 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 - Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10701/dapto-port-kembla/topic/transport