2.1% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Capel · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Capel
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Capel go without a car, making it an area where vehicle ownership is among the lowest for those without a vehicle in the region. Most households rely heavily on cars to get around, which is consistent with the long travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with only 2.1% of households owning no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the most common setup is two vehicles per home.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Capel, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way people get to work, with 68.2% of workers being the main driver. Very few people work from home at 5.6%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
5.6% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport available here. While there are 46 stops, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
46
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.53
Lower than 58% 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).
246.1
Higher than 63% 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).
5
Lower than 55% 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 trip for locals, as the drive time is 123 minutes. This is much higher than most similar areas.
123
Higher than 86% 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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51400/capel/topic/transport