7.0% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wangaratta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wangaratta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny fraction of the workforce—just 0.2%—uses public transport to get to work in Wangaratta. While the town has a high number of stops and routes, most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Wangaratta have one or two cars, while 7.0% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is about the same as the state and national levels, though it has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wangaratta splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the dominant choice for travel, with 66.0% of people driving to work. Those working from home make up 8.1% of the workforce, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
8.1% ▲ +167.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -67.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Wangaratta has 37 routes and 123 stops, meaning there are 6.19 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
123
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.19
Higher than 75% 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).
565.9
Lower than 59% 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).
37
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 public transport stop is quicker here than in most similar areas, with a typical walk of two minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021066/wangaratta/topic/transport