3.2% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cottesloe · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Cottesloe
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quick 13-minute drive to the city makes Cottesloe a highly accessible place to live. Most households here rely on cars, and while public transport use is higher than the national figure, the area is defined by short commute times and strong vehicle ownership.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 3.2% having no motor vehicle—a figure well below the Australian average of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, as 41.8% own two vehicles and 14.5% own three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cottesloe, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here for 15.1% of people, which is well above the state figure. While 7.5% of residents use public transport to get to work—higher than the national average—this has fallen since 2011.
15.1% ▲ +142.9%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.5% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 a high volume of service, with 1,402.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. Buses make up the bulk of this access at 80.8%, with trains accounting for 19.2%.
35
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.39
Higher than 64% 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).
1,402.4
Higher than 85% 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).
6
Lower than 52% 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.
Daily travel is efficient, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop. Residents also benefit from a drive time to the city of just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most other areas.
6
Lower than 62% 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.
13
Lower 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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/transport