5.4% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cowan · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Cowan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 15-minute drive to the city makes Cowan very accessible for residents. While most people rely on cars, the area has an impressive amount of public transport infrastructure compared to other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.8% owning two. The proportion of households without a vehicle is 5.4%, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cowan splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.9% of people doing so. Most workers drive, while 4.2% use public transport, a figure slightly above the national average.
5.9% —
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% —
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Public transport access is a standout feature, with 1,053 stops and weekly departures that are well above the state figure. Buses dominate the local network, making up 99.1% of the available modes.
1,053
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.84
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,420.6
Higher than 91% of federal electorate 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).
66
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The area is conveniently located with a drive time to the city of just 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes about 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 50% of federal electorate 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.
15
Lower than 83% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED504/cowan/topic/transport