9.3% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Victoria Park · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Victoria Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 10% of homes in Victoria Park have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the state average. This reflects a local lifestyle where public transport is highly accessible and the city is only a seven-minute drive away.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.3% of households here do not own a car, which is much higher than most areas, though this has fallen from 12.3% since 2011. For those who do have vehicles, the most common setup is a single car, found in 45.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Victoria Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level at 11.7%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, only 7.8% of residents work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
7.8% ▲ +218.1%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.7% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
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.
Transport options are extensive, with 38 routes and 269 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, sitting far above the Western Australian figure.
269
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.
7.29
Higher than 89% 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).
4,152.6
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).
38
Higher than 82% 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 efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 4 minutes. This ease of movement is consistent with the area's very short drive time to the city.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
7
Lower than 96% 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 Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58510/victoria-park/topic/transport