4.3% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Wyalong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Wyalong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households are without a car in West Wyalong than in most other parts of the state. Almost every home here owns a vehicle, with 36.7% of households owning two, making private transport essential for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This lack of car-free homes has decreased further since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Wyalong, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 15% work from home, a figure far below the state average of 31%. Interestingly, 4.1% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
15.0% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▲ +88.1%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 very limited, with only 7 stops and 4 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure, and all services are provided by buses.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.27
Lower 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).
9.0
Lower than 94% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in West Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021069/west-wyalong/topic/transport