6.7% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bayswater · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Bayswater
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 2,600 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Bayswater one of the best-connected areas for transit. This high level of service is matched by a short 9-minute drive to the city, making it a highly accessible hub for commuters.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bayswater splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 7.8%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the 7.5% of people working from home is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
7.5% ▲ +185.3%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.8% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 has 423 public transport stops and 33 routes, with 6.11 stops per 1,000 people. This is a little above the Western Australian figure and among the highest for departures per person.
423
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.11
Higher than 84% 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).
2,680.7
Higher than 97% 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).
33
Higher than 79% 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 around is convenient for residents, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 9 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% of council (lga) 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.
9
Lower than 93% 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).
More for Bayswater
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bayswater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50420/bayswater/topic/transport