11.4% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wentworthville · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Wentworthville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Wentworthville use public transport and work from home than in most similar areas. The suburb is exceptionally well connected, with 67 public transport stops and 12 different routes serving the community. This accessibility makes it a standout hub for those avoiding a daily car commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households keep a single car, while 27% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wentworthville, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 41.1% of people doing so—far above the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for work is also high at 7%, which is well above the national average.
41.1% ▲ +1732.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -70.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
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.
Wentworthville is a major transit point with 67 stops, and the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is among the largest at this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, though slightly below the New South Wales figure.
67
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.44
Higher than 75% 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).
1,077.4
Higher than 87% 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).
33,630
Higher than 86% 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).
277,103
Higher than 88% 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).
58
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality 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.
Getting around is easy for residents, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 22 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
22
Lower than 81% 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 Wentworthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14245/wentworthville/topic/transport