2.6% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wagga Wagga Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wagga Wagga Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Wagga Wagga Surrounds than in the rest of the country. Only 2.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This high reliance on private cars shapes how people get around and get to work in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 41.1% owning two and 12.9% owning four or more. The share of households without a vehicle is much lower than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wagga Wagga Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 62.6% of people being the driver. Only 0.3% use public transport, while 13.7% work from home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
13.7% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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.
While there are 93 public transport stops and 35 routes—more than most similar areas—the service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, with buses making up 98.2% of the network.
93
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.23
Higher than 63% 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).
73.5
Lower than 82% 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).
35
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wagga Wagga Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds/topic/transport