6.0% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stirling · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Stirling
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is a key trend for Stirling, where the share of households with no motor vehicle fell by 2.0 percentage points since 2011. This area is now characterized by a high density of public transport options, with 1,173 stops serving the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own one or two cars, while 6.0% have no vehicle. This is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Stirling splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 62.9% of workers drive, 5.5% use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than most areas. Working from home rose to 8.3% since 2011, though this is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
8.3% ▲ +147.5%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.5% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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.
Stirling has some of the highest service levels in the region, with 2,106.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure of 1,623.0. The network is dominated by buses, which make up 99.2% of the modes.
1,173
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.18
Higher than 74% 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).
2,106.9
Higher than 92% 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).
79
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 to the city is fast, with a drive time of only 10 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have quick access to transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
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 Stirling
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57910/stirling/topic/transport