Wiluna · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Wiluna

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

Walking is the most common way to get to work in Wiluna (L), with 29.4% of the workforce doing so. This small area sees a high number of homes without cars and a notably high reliance on public transport for commuting compared to other parts of the country.

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📍 Wiluna, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About one in five homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion of carless homes has fallen by 46 points since 2011.

20.4% ▼ -69.4%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 66.7%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Wiluna, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for work is well above the national figure, with 11.8% of workers using it. Conversely, only 2.9% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.

2.9% ▲ —

Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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

11.8% ▲ —

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.8%

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 Wiluna, the largest group is Walked at 38%, followed by Car (driver) (30%) and Bus (15%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wiluna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522067/wiluna/topic/transport