1.7% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Victoria Plains · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Victoria Plains
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all workers in Victoria Plains drive themselves to work, reflecting a place where private cars are essential. Most homes own multiple vehicles, and very few people rely on public transport to get around. This reliance is clear given that the typical drive to the city takes 97 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 37.2% of homes having two vehicles and 19% owning four or more. Only 1.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Victoria Plains, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 18.7% of residents, a figure far above the Western Australian average. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with just 1.5% doing so.
18.7% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Public transport is very limited with only one route and one stop for the whole area. This means there are just 10 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure.
1
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.25
Lower than 69% 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).
10.0
Lower than 70% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 dominated by private travel, as the drive time to the city is 97 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
97
Higher than 70% 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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58540/victoria-plains/topic/transport