1.6% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sheidow Park - Trott Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sheidow Park - Trott Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.6% of households in Sheidow Park - Trott Park have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This high level of car ownership is a defining feature of the area, where most homes own at least two vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have two vehicles, and a further 16.8% have three. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the fact that the number of homes without a vehicle has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sheidow Park - Trott Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 68.6% as the sole driver. While the number of people working from home rose to 8.7% since 2011, this is still far below the Australian figure of 21%.
8.7% ▲ +276.0%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
The area has a high number of bus routes and stops compared to most areas, with 5.58 stops per 1,000 people. Despite this, the transit time to the city is 80 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
57
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.58
Higher than 68% 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).
1,734.3
Higher than 78% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,211
Lower than 70% 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).
48,297
Higher than 53% 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).
80
Higher than 86% 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.
A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Sheidow Park - Trott Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021063/sheidow-park-trott-park/topic/transport