1.7% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dawesville - Bouvard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dawesville - Bouvard
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car are found in Dawesville - Bouvard than in most similar areas, with only 1.7% of households lacking a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the long 67-minute drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, as 44.3% have two vehicles and 15.2% have three. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dawesville - Bouvard, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while only 8.2% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. A small number of people use public transport to commute, sitting at 3.9%.
8.2% ▲ +58.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
Bus services are the only public transport option here, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure. The number of stops is around the middle for similar areas, but the number of routes is smaller than about 74% of areas.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher 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).
847.7
Higher than 52% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,498
Lower than 77% 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).
8,498
Lower than 87% 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 into the city is a significant journey, with the typical drive time taking 67 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
67
Higher than 79% 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 Dawesville - Bouvard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011021/dawesville-bouvard/topic/transport