36.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Dunkeld · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Dunkeld
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a third of workers in Dunkeld work from home, a figure far above the national average. This makes it a place where many avoid a daily trip to an office, as very few residents use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 43%, ahead of 1 vehicle (21%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dunkeld, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 4 or more (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 36.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This explains why 0% of the local workforce uses public transport to commute.
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.
Dunkeld has 71.43 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. While there are 3 bus routes serving the area, these figures are among the highest for similar places.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
71.43
Higher 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).
1,666.7
Higher than 90% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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.
Getting to the city takes about 160 minutes, which is among the highest for this level. It is also a longer walk to the nearest stop than in most areas, taking typically 21 minutes.
21
Higher than 60% 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.
160
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality 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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11325/dunkeld/topic/transport