4.3% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Golden Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Golden Grove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Golden Grove lack a car compared to the national figure, with only 4.3% having no vehicle. This reliance on cars is reflected in the daily commute, though public transport use remains a little above the state and national averages.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 39.2% have two. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle is well below the Australian average of 7.4% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Golden Grove splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves to work, with 65.2% as the driver. While 5.4% use public transport—which is a little above the national figure—working from home is far below the Australian average at 9.5%.
9.5% ▲ +263.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
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.
Golden Grove has a high number of bus stops and routes compared to most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state figure, though the area is served entirely by buses.
76
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.30
Higher than 86% 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).
1,583.6
Higher than 75% 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).
27
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,406
Lower than 69% 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).
10,406
Lower than 84% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 30 minutes. However, it takes much longer than in most areas to reach the nearest stop, with a walk of 24 minutes.
24
Higher than 83% 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.
30
Higher than 58% 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 Golden Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051049/golden-grove/topic/transport