2.5% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Winmalee · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Winmalee
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Winmalee go without a car compared to the rest of Australia. Most residents rely on their own vehicles, though a very large number of people now work from home. This creates a community where private transport is the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 44.5% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 2.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Winmalee, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a major trend in Winmalee, with 32.7% of workers doing so—far above the Australian average of 21%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.6%.
32.7% ▲ +644.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -87.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places, though all services are buses. Despite this, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
32
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.
5.01
Higher than 77% 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).
615.4
Higher than 80% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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).
21,964
Higher than 50% 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 takes about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 53 minutes, also lower than in many other similar places.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
53
Lower than 60% 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 Winmalee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14352/winmalee/topic/transport