5.6% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Hawthorn - Leederville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Hawthorn - Leederville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people now work from home in Mount Hawthorn - Leederville than in 2011, as part of a shift in how residents move. The area is very well connected, with a short 8-minute drive to the city and public transport use that is well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 41% of homes have two vehicles and 40% have one. The proportion of homes without any motor vehicle has fallen to 5.6% since 2011, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mount Hawthorn - Leederville splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (40%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 10%, well above the Australian figure of 3.1%. While 10.7% of people work from home, this is far below the national average.
10.7% ▲ +180.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 very high transit access, with 2,489.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. There are 66 public transport stops, all for buses, and the trip to the city takes much less time than in most areas.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.56
Higher than 68% 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).
2,489.7
Higher than 86% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,579
Higher than 65% 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).
188,728
Higher than 86% 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).
36
Lower than 87% 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 around is easy here, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is just 8 minutes, which is much lower than most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 Mount Hawthorn - Leederville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021038/mount-hawthorn-leederville/topic/transport