4.3% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Halls Head - Erskine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Halls Head - Erskine
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 50-minute drive to the city marks Halls Head - Erskine as a remote area for commuters. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, with only 6.7% of the workforce working from home, a figure far below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 39% of homes having one vehicle and 38.3% having two. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Halls Head - Erskine splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 60.9% as the sole driver. Public transport use for commuting is 3.4%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Western Australian average.
6.7% ▲ +82.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
The area has 104 public transport stops, which is more than about 91% of similar areas. However, the 842 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,623.
104
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.22
Higher than 63% 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).
842.0
Higher than 51% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,905
Higher than 61% 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).
51,148
Higher than 55% 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.
While the drive to the city is much longer than in most areas, local access is decent. The typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
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.
50
Higher than 74% 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 Halls Head - Erskine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011024/halls-head-erskine/topic/transport