4.8% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cambridge · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Cambridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Cambridge than in 2011, though car travel remains the primary way to get around. The area is well-connected, with 190 public transport stops and a short 11-minute drive to the city. Most households have at least one vehicle to support their travel needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 41.8% of homes in Cambridge have two vehicles, and only 4.8% have none. This lack of a car is slightly less common than the national figure, and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cambridge, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
At 7.2%, the share of people using public transport to get to work is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure. Working from home has also risen to 12.9%, which is well above the Western Australian average.
12.9% ▲ +115.2%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.2% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
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.
Cambridge has much better transport access than most areas, with 6.58 stops per 1,000 people. Bus services are the dominant mode, making up 92.5% of the public transport options.
190
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.58
Higher than 87% 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).
1,667.4
Higher than 88% 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).
20
Higher than 70% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes about 9 minutes.
9
Lower than 55% 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.
11
Lower than 89% 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 Cambridge
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51310/cambridge/topic/transport