2.3% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woodvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Woodvale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Woodvale, where only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. While the area has a good number of transport stops and frequent services, the vast majority of residents still rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 45.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 10.9% having four or more. This means far fewer homes are without a car compared to the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woodvale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while 8.5% work from home, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21%. Around 4.7% use public transport to commute, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.5% ▲ +182.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Woodvale has more transport stops and routes than most similar areas, with 5.43 stops per 1,000 people. Despite this, the number of people who can reach others via transit within 30 or 45 minutes is smaller than in many other areas.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.43
Higher than 66% 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).
1,640.8
Higher than 76% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,579
Lower than 73% 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).
31,409
Lower than 60% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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.
It takes about 20 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for areas of this type. The walk to the nearest public transport stop typically takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Woodvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011083/woodvale/topic/transport