21.1% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Perth · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Perth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households in Perth have relied on cars since 2011, though the area remains much less car-dependent than the rest of the state. It is a highly accessible hub where over one-fifth of homes have no motor vehicle, and nearly 20% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. This proportion has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011, while most households now own just one car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Perth, 1 vehicle is the majority at 59%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is far above the national figure, with 19.2% of workers using it compared to 3.1% across Australia. Conversely, only 8.1% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
8.1% ▲ +168.7%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
19.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 is exceptionally well-served, with 10.15 stops per 1,000 people and 13,193.7 weekly departures—both far above the state figures. Most of this service is provided by buses, which account for 93.4% of the modes used.
289
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.
10.15
Higher than 99% 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).
13,193.7
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).
90
Higher than 87% 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 quick and easy, with a typical drive time to the city of only 4 minutes. Residents also enjoy convenient access to transit, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes to the nearest stop.
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.
4
Lower than 99% 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 Perth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57080/perth/topic/transport