5.0% —
Lower than 84% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greater Perth · Capital City
Transport & Vehicles in Greater Perth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 2,000 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Greater Perth one of the most connected areas in the country. While car travel remains the dominant way to get around, the city offers a high density of transport options compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 39.9% owning two vehicles. Only 5.0% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Greater Perth splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to travel, with 62.0% of people commuting as a driver. Those working from home rose to 7.6% since 2016, though this remains far below the national figure of 21.0%.
7.6% —
Lower than 72% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
The region is among the highest for accessibility, with 12,466 public transport stops and 5.89 stops per 1,000 people. This high level of access is reflected in the 5.2% of people who use public transport to get to work, which is a little above the Australian average.
12,466
Higher than 79% of capital city areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.89
Higher than 87% of capital city areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,992.0
Higher than 99% of capital city 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).
356
Higher than 62% of capital city areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Greater Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/transport