0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dirty Creek · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Dirty Creek
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Every single home in Dirty Creek has at least one motor vehicle, making private cars essential for daily life. With a typical resident relying on a car or working from home, the area functions independently of the broader state transport networks.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are universal here, as 0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. Over 31% of households own four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dirty Creek splits fairly evenly between 4 or more (29%) and 1 vehicle (26%), with 2 vehicles at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving or working from home are the only ways people get to work, with 27.3% working from home—a figure well above the national average. No one in the area commutes using public transport.
27.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
While there are 9.43 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure, there is only one bus route and one stop serving the area.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.43
Higher than 87% 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).
94.3
Higher than 68% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Accessing the local bus stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 36 minutes, which is higher than in most similar areas.
36
Higher than 71% 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 Dirty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11263/dirty-creek/topic/transport