5.2% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fremantle · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Fremantle
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much better than most areas for public transport access, Fremantle is a place where many people can easily get around without a car. While most residents still drive, the area has a very high number of transit stops and services compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.7% owning two vehicles. Only 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fremantle, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 62.6% of people. The number of people working from home is far below the national figure at 7.9%, while the 4.6% who use public transport is much higher than in most other areas.
7.9% —
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% —
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
The area is well-served by 952 public transport stops, making it much better for access than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also a little above the state figure, with buses making up 98.3% of the service.
952
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.71
Higher than 80% 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).
1,999.3
Higher than 86% 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).
46
Lower than 62% 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.
It takes only 19 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. For those using transit, the typical walk to the nearest stop is 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 59% 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.
19
Lower than 71% 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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED508/fremantle/topic/transport