6.3% ▼ -48.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wellington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wellington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Wellington, where the vast majority of residents rely on them to get around. Only 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen significantly since 2011. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel to work and the limited local public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 37.9% having one vehicle and 34.4% having two. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wellington splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 62% of people as drivers and 6% as passengers. Very few people use public transport for their commute (1.1%), and those working from home (11.7%) are far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
11.7% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▲ +142.8%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 options are limited, with only 3.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 5.27. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much lower than most areas, and the service is almost entirely buses (94.4%).
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.08
Lower than 68% 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).
61.4
Lower than 83% 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031106/wellington/topic/transport