5.6% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Perth · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in South Perth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport use is among the highest for its type in South Perth, where 8.2% of workers commute via transit. The area is well-connected to the city and has a high density of transport services. Most households still rely on cars, though the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 42.1% owning one and 37.8% owning two. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle is 5.6%, which is about the same as the state figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →South Perth splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
More people use public transport to get to work here than in most similar areas, though this fell to 8.2% since 2011. While working from home rose to 10.3% over the last decade, this is still far below the national figure.
10.3% ▲ +151.5%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.2% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 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.
South Perth has a very high level of service, with 6.73 stops per 1,000 people and 2,403.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. Buses make up almost all of these services at 98.5%.
292
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.73
Higher than 87% 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).
2,403.7
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).
23
Higher than 73% 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 easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most areas, taking only 10 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
10
Lower than 91% 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 South Perth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in South Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57840/south-perth/topic/transport