7.3% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Watanobbi · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Watanobbi
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift towards more home-based work has occurred in Watanobbi, where 17.4% of people now work from home. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, the vast majority of residents still rely on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Watanobbi, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.8% of residents. Only 1.9% use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Australian average.
17.4% ▲ +606.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -70.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 has 21 public transport stops and 12 routes, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. However, these are all bus services, and the number of weekly departures is well below the New South Wales figure.
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.28
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
964.3
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
5,229
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It is a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is about 65 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality 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.
65
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality 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 Watanobbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14199/watanobbi/topic/transport