Wynn Vale · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Wynn Vale

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

More people now use public transport in Wynn Vale than in many similar areas, though car travel remains the main way to get around. While 66.9% of workers drive to their jobs, the area is well-served by a large number of bus routes.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes in Wynn Vale have at least one car, with 40.6% owning two. Only 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian and national figures.

4.9% ▼ -1.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Wynn Vale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8.9% of people doing so. Meanwhile, 4.7% of residents commute by public transport, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas.

8.9% ▲ +309.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 8.9%

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

4.7% ▼ -34.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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 Wynn Vale, Car (driver) is the majority at 79%; Worked at home is next at 10%.

Public transport access

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

The area has a very high number of public transport stops and routes, with 1,403.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people. All available services are buses, and the typical trip to the city takes 62 minutes.

5.09

Higher than 78% 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).

1,403.6

Higher than 88% 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).

19,248

Higher than 73% 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).

50,023

Higher 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).

62

Higher than 60% 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 to the city is faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 26 minutes. Access to transit is also convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes.

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.

26

Lower than 78% 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 Wynn Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41663/wynn-vale/topic/transport