6.8% ▲ +87.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wheelers Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wheelers Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 32% of people in Wheelers Hill now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a significant shift in how the area handles transport, as remote work has surged by 27 percentage points since 2011. While the suburb is well-equipped with transit stops, very few residents actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 44% owning two vehicles. However, the number of households without a motor vehicle has risen to 6.8%, which is now about the same as the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wheelers Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a dominant trend here, with 31.9% of the workforce staying put. In contrast, only 1.5% of residents use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains a little below the national average.
31.9% ▲ +566.6%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -58.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Wheelers Hill has a high number of transport options, with 105 stops and 30 routes, most of which are buses. Despite having more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the travel time to the city is much higher than in most other areas.
105
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.08
Higher than 61% 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).
1,211.8
Higher than 65% 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).
30
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
37,253
Higher than 81% 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).
172,449
Higher than 83% 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).
76
Higher than 80% 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.
Getting to a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of only one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 20 minutes, putting it in the middle for similar places.
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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051327/wheelers-hill/topic/transport