10.4% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wyong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of working residents in Wyong drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While the area has a high number of public transport stops and services, car use remains the primary choice for most people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. This is an improvement from 2011, when 14.3% of households lacked a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wyong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply since 2011 to reach 19.5%, though this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Public transport use for work is about the same as the state and national figures at around 2.7%.
19.5% ▲ +481.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -58.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Wyong has a very high number of public transport stops and routes, with 1,890.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, only 9,120 people can reach their destination within 45 minutes using transit, a figure smaller than about 85% of similar areas.
99
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.86
Higher than 88% 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).
1,890.7
Higher than 81% 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).
41
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,120
Lower than 75% 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).
9,120
Lower than 86% 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 to the nearest public transport stop takes a typical resident 22 minutes on foot, which is much higher than in most areas.
22
Higher than 81% 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.
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021057/wyong/topic/transport