6.7% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Wentworthville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in South Wentworthville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can reach a public transport stop quickly in South Wentworthville than in about 68% of similar areas. While many residents have easy access to transit, 31.2% of the workforce now works from home, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the New South Wales figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →South Wentworthville splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 31.2% of people doing so—a figure far above the Australian average. Only 2.3% of workers commute by public transport, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
31.2% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Public transport is highly available, with 8.49 stops per 1,000 people and 1,902 weekly departures, both of which are much higher than most areas. However, the travel time to the city is much higher than in similar places.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.49
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).
1,902.1
Higher 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
28,873
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
137,060
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
72
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Walking to the nearest stop takes only one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 21 minutes, placing it around the middle for its level.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 South Wentworthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031716/south-wentworthville/topic/transport