3.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Warnervale - Wadalba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Warnervale - Wadalba
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in Warnervale - Wadalba, where only 3.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, the typical drive to the city takes 66 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with 44.1% having two vehicles and 15.1% owning three. This means far fewer households are without a vehicle compared to the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Warnervale - Wadalba, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 21.3% since 2011, while those using public transport to get to work have fallen to just 0.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
21.3% ▲ +434.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -76.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 147 public transport stops and 28 routes, putting it among the largest for its level. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure, and 98.2% of services are buses.
147
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.33
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,002.7
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
28
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,051
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
20,051
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot is more difficult than in most areas, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop.
6
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
66
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Warnervale - Wadalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021056/warnervale-wadalba/topic/transport