4.2% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gosnells · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Gosnells
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Reliance on cars is a defining feature of daily life in Gosnells, where only 4.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. While the area is well-served by public transport and has a short 21-minute drive to the city, very few people work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 39.6% having two and 14.9% having three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is 4.2%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gosnells, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 5% of people doing so—far below the Australian figure of 21%. Most residents drive to work, while 3.8% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +112.5%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 infrastructure is strong, with 665 stops and 33 routes, which is more than most similar areas. This is reflected in the 1,435.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than in most other areas.
665
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.26
Higher than 75% 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).
1,435.4
Higher than 86% 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).
33
Higher than 79% 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 efficient, with a typical 21-minute drive to the city. For those using transit, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this level.
7
Lower than 57% 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.
21
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).
More for Gosnells
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53780/gosnells/topic/transport