5.7% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wingham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wingham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 73% of workers in Wingham drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the area struggles with practical transit access despite having a high number of stops. Only 5.4% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, while 5.7% have no motor vehicle at all. This is well below the New South Wales figure and has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wingham splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here at 5.4%, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Similarly, public transport use for commuting is very low at 0.3% and has barely changed since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +115.9%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Wingham has 83 public transport stops, which is far above the New South Wales average per person. However, this doesn't translate to frequent service, as weekly departures are far below the state figure.
83
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.38
Higher than 91% 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).
238.6
Lower than 72% 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).
18
Higher than 84% 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.
Getting to a stop is difficult for many, with a typical 16-minute walk to the nearest one. This is much higher than most other areas.
16
Higher than 76% 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)).
- 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 Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051171/wingham/topic/transport