Wondalga · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Wondalga

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost every home in Wondalga has a car, making private vehicles essential for daily life. While the area has a high number of transport stops for its size, the very long walk to reach them reflects a strong reliance on cars and working from home.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. Most households own multiple cars, with 46.9% having two and 28.1% having three.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Wondalga, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 3 vehicles (28%) and 1 vehicle (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common, with 31.4% of people doing so—a figure far above the national average. For those who do travel, 51.0% drive themselves, while 0.0% of the workforce uses public transport.

31.4% ▲ +10.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 31.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Wondalga, Car (driver) is the majority at 58%; Worked at home is next at 36%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Wondalga has 23.53 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure. However, this doesn't translate to frequent service, as weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average.

23.53

Higher than 94% 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).

141.2

Higher than 72% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to public transport is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 48 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.

48

Higher than 78% 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.

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 Wondalga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14390/wondalga/topic/transport