11.1% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Malabar - La Perouse · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Malabar - La Perouse
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Malabar - La Perouse than in most similar areas, with 40.2% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of home working stands out against a backdrop where car use remains common, yet 11.1% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one or two vehicles per home.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Malabar - La Perouse splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with No vehicle at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 40.2%, far above the Australian figure of 21.0%. In contrast, only 2.2% of people use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
40.2% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, far above the New South Wales figure. While there are 63 stops—more than about 69% of similar areas—all available transit is provided by buses.
63
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.94
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
3,488.8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,022
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
88,726
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
59
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop is a challenge in this area, as the typical 18-minute walk is much higher than in most other areas.
18
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Malabar - La Perouse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021652/malabar-la-perouse/topic/transport