9.1% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mosman Park · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Mosman Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 16-minute drive to the city and quick 3-minute walks to transit stops make Mosman Park a highly accessible place to live. While most people still rely on cars, the area has a much higher rate of car-free households than most other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. However, this is 3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mosman Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 8.2%, which is well above both the state and national figures. Working from home rose 8.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.4%, though this remains well below the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +158.9%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.2% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 40 public transport stops and 8 routes, with the bus being the primary mode for 79.3% of users. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most similar areas, despite being well below the state average.
40
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.36
Higher than 64% 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).
1,130.3
Higher than 81% 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).
8
Higher 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.
Daily travel is efficient, with a typical 16-minute drive to the city. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
16
Lower than 80% 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 Mosman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55740/mosman-park/topic/transport