7.4% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greenfields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Greenfields
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small rise in the number of car-free homes is the main shift in Greenfields since 2011. While most residents rely on cars, the area now has a higher rate of homes without a vehicle than most similar places. It is a bus-dependent suburb where a short walk to a stop is common, but trips to the city take a long time.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. Most households have one or two cars, though 7.2% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Greenfields, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 4.7% of people doing so. The vast majority of residents commute by car, while 3.8% use public transport, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +95.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Greenfields has 60 public transport stops and 9 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the weekly number of departures is well below the state figure, and the 88-minute trip to the city is among the longest for this level.
60
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.08
Higher 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).
1,099.1
Higher than 61% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,869
Lower than 71% 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).
20,125
Lower than 71% 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).
88
Higher than 99% 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.
It takes about 46 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most areas. On a positive note, the walk to the nearest stop is just 1 minute, which is much shorter than in most other places.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
46
Higher than 72% 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).
More for Greenfields
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Greenfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011023/greenfields/topic/transport