1.1% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wangaratta Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wangaratta Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 80% of homes in Wangaratta Surrounds have two or more motor vehicles, making private cars the dominant way to get around. This reliance on cars is reflected in the low number of people using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with only 1.1% of households lacking a vehicle. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the trend has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wangaratta Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 58.7% of residents, while 18.8% work from home. Only 0.3% of people commute by public transport, which is much lower than most areas.
18.8% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -64.1%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 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.
Public transport is far less available here than across Victoria, with only 2.22 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures are also far below the state figure, with buses making up nearly 80% of the available services.
22
Lower 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.
2.22
Lower than 77% 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).
19.0
Lower than 86% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes an average of 70 minutes, which is among the highest times recorded for areas at this level.
70
Higher than 98% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021067/wangaratta-surrounds/topic/transport