3.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wagga Wagga - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wagga Wagga - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Wagga Wagga - North than in the rest of the state. With only 3.8% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, the area relies heavily on private transport for daily travel. This dependence is reflected in the way residents get to work, where car travel is the dominant choice.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one vehicle, with 43.4% owning two and 16% owning three. The proportion of households without a car 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 Wagga Wagga - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71.9% of people being the driver. Very few people use public transport (0.4%) or work from home (8.3%), with the latter figure being far below the national average of 21.0%.
8.3% ▲ +131.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
While there are 6.07 stops per 1,000 people—a little above the state figure—the actual service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales average, with all services provided by buses.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.07
Higher than 74% 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).
318.3
Lower than 69% 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).
6
Lower than 57% 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 transit stop can be difficult in this area. The typical walk to the nearest stop takes 47 minutes, which is among the highest times recorded for areas of this type.
47
Higher than 91% 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 Wagga Wagga - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031268/wagga-wagga-north/topic/transport