9.6% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dundas · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Dundas
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in Dundas than in most similar areas. While 9.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a surprisingly high 19.1% of workers walk to their jobs. This mix suggests a local lifestyle where cars aren't always necessary for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.6% of homes in Dundas have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 5.0%. Most households own just one vehicle, though this is the only category that has seen a slight decline since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dundas, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a major way to get to work here, used by 19.1% of residents. Meanwhile, only 4.2% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21.0%.
4.2% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Public transport in Dundas relies entirely on buses, with three stops providing 4.43 stops per 1,000 people. This is higher than most similar areas, though the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australia figure.
3
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.43
Higher than 65% 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).
20.7
Lower than 61% 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).
1
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53080/dundas/topic/transport