4.1% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Camira - Gailes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Camira - Gailes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Camira - Gailes compared to the national figure, with only 11.7% doing so. This area relies heavily on cars for travel, while public transport options are very limited. Most households own at least one vehicle to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 10.4% having four or more. Only 4.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Camira - Gailes, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 64.6% as the driver. Working from home rose to 11.7% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%. Only 2.3% use public transport to commute.
11.7% ▲ +274.0%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 limited, with only one route and 24 stops. The area has 2.59 stops per 1,000 people, which is much lower than most similar areas, and it takes a very long time—81 minutes—to reach the city by transit.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.59
Lower than 74% 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).
441.1
Lower than 64% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,249
Lower than 74% 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).
9,249
Lower than 85% 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).
81
Higher than 88% 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 drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. It takes a typical resident about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Camira - Gailes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041297/camira-gailes/topic/transport