6.1% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mandurah - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mandurah - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Mandurah - South compared to the rest of the country, with only 5.6% doing so. This makes the area stand out from national trends, as most residents rely on traditional commutes. While car travel is the norm, there is a fair amount of public transport infrastructure available across the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 6.1% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%, but the proportion of car-less homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mandurah - South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 61.2% of people as the driver. Very few residents work from home at 5.6%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
5.6% ▲ +84.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 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.
The area has more public transport stops and routes than most similar places, with 64 stops and 9 routes. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
64
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.65
Higher than 69% 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).
643.7
Lower than 56% 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).
11,323
Lower than 66% 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).
41,484
Lower than 52% 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.
It takes longer to get to the city and walk to the nearest stop here than in most other areas. The typical drive time to the city is 48 minutes, and the walk to the nearest stop takes 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
48
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011028/mandurah-south/topic/transport