5.0% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kwinana · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Kwinana
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 63% of workers in Kwinana drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area has a higher rate of public transport use for commuting than the state and national figures. This is supported by a strong network of bus services and a high number of transit stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have two cars, and only 5% of Kwinana homes have no motor vehicle. This is about the same as the Western Australian average and slightly lower than the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kwinana, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 5.9% of commuters, which is much higher than most areas. Conversely, only 4.9% of people work from home, a figure far below the Australian average.
4.9% ▲ +161.6%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 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.
Kwinana has 268 public transport stops, providing more access than about 76% of similar areas. While bus services dominate the network, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
268
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.84
Higher than 81% 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).
1,195.3
Higher than 82% 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).
10
Higher than 57% 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.
The drive time to the city is 24 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
24
Lower than 68% 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 Kwinana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54830/kwinana/topic/transport