Growing numbers of Sydneysiders are on the move, hairdressers are going back to work and the city's beaches and parks are filling up, in signs that patience with social distancing rules is fading and a sense of complacency may be taking hold.

Mobility data from Apple shows increasing numbers of people searching for directions by road, foot and public transport, compared to the first weeks of strict "stay at home" instructions.

Back open for business: Ziggy Barber Salon's hairdresser Casey Hughes and co-owner Andy Pearson with a client in Surry Hills on Friday. Credit:Janie Barrett

At the start of April, weekday searches for road directions in Sydney averaged about 54 per cent of the normal baseline level. The week after Easter it averaged about 61 per cent and last week it was averaging 64.2 per cent, with a spike on Thursday of 69.9 per cent amid a week of sunshine and warm temperatures. That was the highest number since March 20.

There were also also several fatal road incidents in the past 48 hours, including a vehicle that crashed into a tree in the Royal National Park on Saturday, killing a male passenger.