12.7% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mandurah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mandurah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Mandurah than in most similar areas, with 12.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. While car travel is still the main way to get around, the area has an exceptionally high number of public transport stops and services compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the state figure of 5.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 15.2% of households were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mandurah, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 5.4%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Most workers drive, though 4.9% use public transport, a rate slightly above the national average.
5.4% ▲ +112.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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.
Public transport access is among the highest for its level, with 9.36 stops per 1,000 people and a high number of weekly departures. Most of these services are buses, though the transit time to the city is much higher than in most areas.
96
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.36
Higher than 87% 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).
3,649.4
Higher than 88% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,256
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).
51,353
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).
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.
The drive time to the city is 46 minutes, which is higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop is around 4 minutes, placing the area in 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.
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011025/mandurah/topic/transport