2.7% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
High Wycombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in High Wycombe
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 69% of workers in High Wycombe drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars in this area. While most households own multiple vehicles, the suburb has a limited number of people working from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households are without a car, with only 2.7% having none, a figure well below the Australian average of 7.4%. Most homes are well-equipped, with 39.6% owning two vehicles and 16.1% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In High Wycombe, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 5.0% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting stands at 3.1%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
5.0% ▲ +85.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
The area is served by nine bus routes and 52 stops, though it takes longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, averaging 65 minutes. There are 4.26 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.48.
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.
4.26
Lower than 51% 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).
1,432.1
Higher than 72% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,198
Lower than 62% 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).
47,063
Higher than 52% 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).
65
Higher than 63% 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.
A typical drive to the city takes 20 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, it takes longer than most areas to reach the nearest transit stop on foot, with a typical walk of 6 minutes.
6
Higher 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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051139/high-wycombe/topic/transport