6.0% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wagin · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Wagin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few things have changed in how people move around Wagin since 2011, with the number of car-free homes remaining steady at 6.0%. The area relies heavily on private cars, as the typical household has at least one vehicle and public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 37% of Wagin homes have two vehicles, and another 14% have three or more. Around 6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wagin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 60% of people, while 10.2% work from home. This share of home workers is far below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
10.2% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Public transport is very sparse here, with only one stop and three routes. There are just 11.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,623.
1
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.57
Lower than 77% 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).
11.4
Lower 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).
3
Lower than 62% 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.
Reaching public transport is a challenge in Wagin, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 77 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for this type of area.
77
Higher than 95% 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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/transport