3.9% ▲ —
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wandering · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Wandering
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Wandering, where only 3.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reliance on driving is clear, with over half of all households owning three or more vehicles to navigate the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 34.8% owning two and 21.5% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wandering, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 4 or more (23%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 18.2% of residents, which is far above the Western Australian figure. Other options are limited, as only 2.1% use public transport to get to work.
18.2% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 sparse, with only two bus routes and two stops in the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
2
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.74
Higher than 55% 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).
41.1
Lower than 55% 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).
2
Lower than 67% 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.
The area is remote, with a typical drive time of 89 minutes to reach the city, which is higher than most similar areas.
89
Higher than 66% of council (lga) 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 Wandering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58680/wandering/topic/transport