5.1% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wangaratta · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Wangaratta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Cars are essential for daily life in Wangaratta, where 94.9% of homes own at least one motor vehicle. While the area has a decent number of public transport routes, very few people actually use them to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have two vehicles, while 32.9% have one. Only 5.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wangaratta, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.4% of people as drivers. Only 0.2% of the workforce use public transport, a figure that is much lower than most areas and barely changed since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +73.0%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -69.4%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
The area has 37 public transport routes and 145 stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
145
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.86
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
383.8
Higher than 69% of council (lga) 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).
37
Higher than 82% of council (lga) 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 nearest stop can be difficult, as the typical walking time of 89 minutes is among the highest for areas at this level.
89
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26700/wangaratta/topic/transport