2.2% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mandurah - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mandurah - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.2% of homes in Mandurah - East have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area heavily reliant on cars for daily travel, with very few households without their own transport. Most residents depend on private vehicles to get around and reach work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, as 37.3% of homes have two vehicles and 27.5% have three or more. The proportion of homes without a car is much lower than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mandurah - East splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 60.7% of people as the driver. Only 6.7% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure, while public transport use for commuting is a little below the state average.
6.7% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
There are 42 public transport stops, giving the area more stops per 1,000 people than most other areas. However, weekly departures are far below the state average, and the number of people reachable by transit within 45 minutes is smaller than about 90% of similar areas.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.36
Higher than 77% 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).
271.0
Lower than 71% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,599
Lower than 85% 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).
6,599
Lower than 90% 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 around on foot is more challenging here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 11 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking 49 minutes.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
49
Higher than 73% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011026/mandurah-east/topic/transport