Dyers Crossing · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Dyers Crossing

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

Almost every home in Dyers Crossing relies on a car to get around, reflecting a steady dependence on private vehicles over time. While public transport stops are more common here than in many similar areas, very few people actually use them to commute.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are essential here, as not a single home in the area is without a motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales and national figures; most households own at least two vehicles.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 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 Dyers Crossing, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 59% of residents as drivers. Only 11.5% of people work from home, which is far below the New South Wales average.

11.5% ▲ +45.5%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 11.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 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 Dyers Crossing, Car (driver) is the majority at 71%; Worked at home is next at 14%.

Public transport access

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

There are 11 public transport stops and one bus route serving the area, which is far above the state average for stops per person. However, weekly departures are far below the New South Wales figure.

31.79

Higher than 98% 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).

159.0

Higher than 72% 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 a stop is relatively easy for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes only 4 minutes.

4

Lower 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 Dyers Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11341/dyers-crossing/topic/transport