4.7% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Canning · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Canning
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 63% of working residents in Canning commute by driving themselves to work. While cars are the primary way to get around, the area has a very high level of public transport access compared to most others. This is reflected in the short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop for many residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 41.2% having two vehicles. Only 4.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is slightly lower than the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Canning, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, with only 6.5% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is 5.2%, a little above the Australian average, though this is down 1.2 points from 2011.
6.5% ▲ +127.7%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 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.
Canning has an impressive level of service, with 2,971 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Western Australian figure. The network is dominated by buses, which make up 98.3% of the transport modes available across its 628 stops.
628
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.55
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).
2,971.3
Higher than 99% 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).
46
Higher than 86% 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 relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Access to transit is also easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
17
Lower than 78% 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 Canning
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51330/canning/topic/transport