8.3% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woodroffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Woodroffe
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Woodroffe than across the rest of Australia, with only 3.1% doing so. Most residents rely on cars to get around, and public transport options are limited compared to other areas. This creates a strong dependence on private vehicles for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Woodroffe have at least one car, with 39% owning two vehicles. About 8.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woodroffe, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.9% of people as the driver. Only 2% use public transport, and the number of people working from home is far below the national figure.
3.1% ▲ +146.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 access is limited, with only two routes and eight stops. There are 2.52 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Northern Territory figure.
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.
2.52
Lower than 74% 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).
444.7
Lower than 64% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,228
Lower than 86% 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).
18,672
Lower than 73% 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).
85
Higher than 95% 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 18 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes around 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Woodroffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041044/woodroffe/topic/transport