4.3% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Fremantle · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in East Fremantle
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 17-minute drive to the city makes East Fremantle much more accessible than most similar areas. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport departures and a small percentage of car-free homes compared to the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have two cars, and only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and is slightly lower than it was in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Fremantle, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 12.7% of people work from home, which is well above the Western Australian figure. While 59.4% drive to work, those using public transport make up 4.4% of the workforce, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
12.7% ▲ +96.8%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 is served by six bus routes and 31 stops. There are 1,744.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the state figure.
31
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.96
Higher 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).
1,744.6
Higher than 89% 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.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest public transport stop. This is lower than the usual walk for most similar areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53150/east-fremantle/topic/transport