9.9% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Perth · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Perth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 4,100 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Perth one of the best-connected areas in the country. This high level of service is reflected in how people travel, with far more residents using transit to get to work than in the rest of Western Australia. It is a place where many residents can easily leave the car at home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 10% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 5%. Most households own one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has risen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Perth, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas at 10.9%, well above the national figure of 3.1%. While 8.6% of people now work from home—a rise since 2016—this is still far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.6% —
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.9% —
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 exceptionally well served with 1,117 public transport stops and 120 routes. This provides a level of service far above the state average, with buses making up 94% of the available modes.
1,117
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.14
Higher than 87% 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).
4,142.4
Higher than 99% 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).
120
Higher than 88% 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.
Getting around is efficient, with a typical three-minute walk to the nearest stop. Because of its central position, the drive time to the city is just six minutes, among the lowest for similar areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
6
Lower than 99% 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED513/perth/topic/transport