8.6% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wagaman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wagaman
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just a one-minute walk to the nearest stop makes Wagaman a very accessible place for those without a car. Most residents rely on vehicles, but the area has a higher rate of car-free homes than most similar places. While driving is the main way to get around, the local transport network is quite active compared to the rest of the territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this is 1.9 percentage points lower than in 2011. Most households have at least one car, with 39.2% owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wagaman, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 65.3% of people as the main driver. Very few people work from home at 3.3%, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
3.3% ▲ +106.7%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -43.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
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.
Wagaman has 13 public transport routes, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. However, it takes 63 minutes to reach the city by transit, which is higher than most areas.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.95
Lower than 55% 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).
791.4
Lower than 51% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,369
Lower than 78% 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).
49,531
Higher than 54% 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).
63
Higher than 59% 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.
The drive time to the city is only 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest stop takes just one minute, also much lower than most areas.
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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Wagaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021028/wagaman/topic/transport