3.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wanneroo · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Wanneroo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower proportion of people work from home in Wanneroo compared to the national figure, with only 6.7% doing so. This area is heavily reliant on cars, as very few households get by without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 7.4% national figure. Most households are well-equipped, with 42.1% owning two vehicles and another 23.1% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wanneroo, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 64.3% of people as the driver. While the number of people working from home rose to 6.7% since 2011, this remains far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
6.7% ▲ +123.1%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Wanneroo has one of the largest numbers of public transport stops at this level with 1,003. These services are almost entirely buses, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being higher than most areas.
1,003
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.81
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,477.3
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
40
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is 34 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
34
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Wanneroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50503/wanneroo/topic/transport