4.3% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Melville · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Melville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 2,400 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Melville one of the best-connected areas for transit at its level. This high level of access is paired with a short 15-minute drive to the city, making it a highly accessible hub for both drivers and commuters.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 42.5% of homes having two vehicles. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Melville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 4.9% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Those working from home rose to 10.0% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure.
10.0% ▲ +124.8%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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.
The area has a strong transport network with 561 stops and 42 routes. This infrastructure helps explain why weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the Western Australian figure.
561
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.
5.42
Higher than 77% 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).
2,426.2
Higher than 95% 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).
42
Higher than 85% 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.
Residents enjoy quick access to key hubs, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 5 minutes. This is lower than in most similar areas, matching a short 15-minute drive to the city.
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.
15
Lower than 82% 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55320/melville/topic/transport