3.3% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Swanbourne - Mount Claremont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Swanbourne - Mount Claremont
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 3.3% of homes in Swanbourne - Mount Claremont have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This is a car-dependent area where most households own multiple vehicles. While public transport use is higher than in most similar areas, it is still secondary to driving.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 46.7% owning two vehicles. Only 3.3% of households are without a motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains lower than the state average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Swanbourne - Mount Claremont, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 13.7% since 2011, though this is well below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is 6.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian average.
13.7% ▲ +113.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.5% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 8.01 transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. This is supported by 77 total stops and weekly departures that are a little above the state average, though most of these are bus services.
77
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.01
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).
1,775.4
Higher than 79% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,612
Lower than 72% 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).
9,612
Lower than 85% 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).
60
Higher than 53% 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.
Despite the high number of stops, it takes a typical resident 12 minutes to walk to the nearest one, which is much higher than in most other areas.
12
Higher than 73% 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.
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 Swanbourne - Mount Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011036/swanbourne-mount-claremont/topic/transport