5.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wanneroo · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Wanneroo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for many in Wanneroo, where car travel remains the dominant way to get around. While the area has a high number of transport stops, it takes much longer than most places to reach the city by public transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 37% owning two vehicles. About 5.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wanneroo splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, as only 3% of people use public transport. This is much higher than most areas, though the 7.3% who work from home is far below the national figure.
7.3% ▲ +141.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Wanneroo has 60 public transport stops and 5 routes, which is among the highest for its area. However, the 76-minute trip to the city is much higher than most areas, and all services are bus-based.
60
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.
4.95
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).
1,393.5
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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,678
Higher than 67% 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).
14,678
Lower than 55% 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).
76
Higher than 83% 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.
The drive to the city takes 23 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. This quick road access complements the fact that residents generally have a very short walk to their nearest transit stop.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
23
Lower than 80% 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 Wanneroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51526/wanneroo/topic/transport