Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Working from home has surged in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale, with 34.3% of the workforce now doing so compared to just 9.5% in 2011. This shift is part of a wider trend where car travel remains essential, as only 2% of households lack a motor vehicle.

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📍 Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are nearly universal here, with 82.9% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national figures.

2.0% ▼ -21.1%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of the state or country. Only 1.7% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.

34.3% ▲ +262.0%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 34.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.7% ▼ -56.1%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale, Car (driver) is the majority at 54%; Worked at home is next at 40%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is limited, with only two routes and eight stops serving the area. This results in a low rate of 1.41 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland average.

8

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

1.41

Lower than 84% 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).

779.1

Lower than 51% 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).

5,673

Lower than 87% 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).

5,673

Lower than 91% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is mostly dependent on cars, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes 39 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 23 minutes.

39

Higher than 89% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021091/pinjarra-hills-pullenvale/topic/transport