Warruwi · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Warruwi

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

A huge shift in car ownership has occurred in Warruwi, where the share of homes without a vehicle rose by 23 points since 2011. Most households now get along without a car, meaning the typical resident relies on walking or other means to get around.

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📍 Warruwi, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly 69% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national figure of 7.4%. This is among the highest proportions for any similar area, with only 30% of households owning at least one vehicle.

68.8% ▲ +51.4%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 45.5%
  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 68.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Warruwi, No vehicle is the majority at 62%; 1 vehicle is next at 27%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is the primary way to get to work for 63.2% of people. No one in the area works from home or uses public transport, which is well below the Australian average for both.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

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

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 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 Warruwi, Walked is the majority at 63%; Car (driver) is next at 23%.

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 Warruwi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722036/warruwi/topic/transport