12.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wagga Wagga - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wagga Wagga - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 62% of workers in Wagga Wagga - West drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While the area has a high number of public transport routes, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4% and much higher than most similar areas. Most households have one or two cars, with 45.6% owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wagga Wagga - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.9% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the state and national figures. Those working from home make up 7% of the workforce, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 31%.
7.0% ▲ +236.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
The area has 47 public transport routes and 71 stops, which is larger than 75% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
71
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.94
Higher than 72% 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).
602.2
Lower than 58% 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).
47
Higher than 87% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes typically 42 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
42
Higher than 90% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031270/wagga-wagga-west/topic/transport