6.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kings Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kings Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Kings Park than in the rest of the state, with only 11.6% doing so. This area relies heavily on cars for travel, though a small number of households live without a motor vehicle. While there are several bus routes available, the travel time to the city is among the highest for similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Kings Park have at least one car, with 38.4% owning two vehicles. About 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kings Park splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.6% of people as the driver. The number of people using public transport for their commute is 2.5%, while working from home rose to 11.6% since 2011.
11.6% ▲ +661.9%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -56.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
Buses are the only form of public transport here, with 53 stops serving the area. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.79
Lower than 58% 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).
677.6
Lower than 55% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,983
Lower than 56% 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).
28,437
Lower than 63% 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).
84
Higher than 93% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop is about 5 minutes. It takes around 23 minutes to drive to the city, a time that sits in the middle for similar areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
23
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- 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).
More for Kings Park
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011333/kings-park/topic/transport