4.1% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Armadale · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Armadale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over two-thirds of workers in Armadale drive themselves to work, reflecting a high reliance on cars. Most homes have at least one vehicle, and very few households get by without a car. While public transport options are plentiful, the area is far from the city with a typical drive time of 104 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is common here, with 42.5% of homes having two vehicles. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Armadale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare in Armadale, with only 5.6% of people doing so—a figure far below the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is 3.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas but has fallen since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +81.6%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Armadale has a high number of public transport stops and 21 different routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure.
497
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.28
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
958.0
Higher than 79% of council (lga) 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).
21
Higher than 71% of council (lga) 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 into the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 104 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
104
Higher than 75% of council (lga) 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 Armadale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50210/armadale/topic/transport