8.6% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fremantle · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Fremantle
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 3,700 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Fremantle one of the best-connected areas in the region. This high level of access is reflected in the local lifestyle, as more people here live without a car compared to most other areas. It is a well-linked hub where the typical drive to the city takes only 20 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes in Fremantle have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. While this has fallen since 2011, the typical home still has either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fremantle, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 11.2% since 2011, which is well above the state average. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than most areas, though it fell slightly to 5.9% over the last decade.
11.2% ▲ +124.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 access is exceptional, with 236 stops and 26 routes. The number of stops per 1,000 people is well above the state figure, and the frequency of departures is far above the Western Australian average.
236
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.39
Higher than 90% 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).
3,715.2
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).
26
Higher than 75% 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 efficient for residents, with a typical walk of only 5 minutes to the nearest stop. This is lower than most other areas.
5
Lower than 67% 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.
20
Lower than 71% 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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53430/fremantle/topic/transport