1.8% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Floreat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Floreat
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Floreat have cars than in most other similar areas. Very few households get by without a vehicle, and the area's layout makes it quick and easy to reach the city by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. Most households own multiple cars, with 47.3% having two and 16.7% having three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Floreat, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 13% of people work from home, a figure that rose 7.1 points since 2011. Those who do travel for work use public transport at a rate of 6.4%, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.1%.
13.0% ▲ +121.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 67 public transport stops, which is more than about 72% of similar areas. While the bus is the only available mode, the typical transit time to the city is 42 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
67
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.77
Higher than 86% 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).
1,376.9
Higher than 70% 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).
8,621
Lower than 77% 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).
66,617
Higher than 61% 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).
42
Lower than 79% 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.
Getting into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Pedestrians also have easy access to transport, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Floreat
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Floreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011033/floreat/topic/transport