0.8% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Seaham - Woodville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Seaham - Woodville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Seaham - Woodville relies on a car to get around. With only 0.8% of households without a vehicle, the area is far more car-dependent than the national average. This reliance is clear in the daily commute, as very few people use public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 40.8% having two and another 24% having four or more. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Seaham - Woodville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 4 or more (24%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen 14 points since 2011 to reach 19.9%, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Only 0.1% of people use public transport for their commute, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%.
19.9% ▲ +237.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 one route and eight stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and the only available mode is the bus.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.41
Lower than 84% 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).
14.1
Lower than 90% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 quite remote, with a typical drive time to the city of 115 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
115
Higher than 91% 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)).
- 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 Seaham - Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031123/seaham-woodville/topic/transport