Dairymans Plains · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Dairymans Plains

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A total reliance on private cars defines Dairymans Plains, where every single home owns at least one motor vehicle. This total dependence on driving is reflected in the commute, with nearly 70% of workers driving themselves to work.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every home here has a car, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% for homes without one. More than half of all households own two or more vehicles, with 14.9% owning four or more.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Dairymans Plains, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (23%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 69.5% of residents, while 14.7% work from home. This rate of working from home is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.

14.7%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Dairymans Plains, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 16%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is non-existent here, with zero routes and stops. This is far below the New South Wales average of 5.27 stops per 1,000 people.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the nearest transport stop is a significant challenge, with a typical walk taking 76 minutes. This is among the highest times for this level of area.

76

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality 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.

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 Dairymans Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11189/dairymans-plains/topic/transport