2.4% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wangi Wangi - Rathmines · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines has a car, making it much more vehicle-reliant than most similar areas. Very few people use public transport for their daily commute, with the vast majority of residents relying on their own cars or working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own multiple cars, with 41.1% having two and another 16.9% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wangi Wangi - Rathmines, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen significantly to 19.3% since 2011, though this remains far below the state average of 31.0%. Very few residents use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%.
19.3% ▲ +364.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -69.6%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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.
There are 8.03 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 5.27. However, weekly departures are far below the state average, with all services provided by buses.
76
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.03
Higher 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).
351.3
Lower than 68% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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 the city takes 86 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. It also takes longer than usual to reach the nearest stop, with a typical walk of 6 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
86
Higher than 86% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021220/wangi-wangi-rathmines/topic/transport