7.4% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Perth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Perth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in North Perth than in the rest of Western Australia. The area is exceptionally well-connected, with 11.6% of workers commuting by transit compared to just 4.7% across the state. This high level of connectivity is supported by a huge number of weekly departures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the state figure and similar to the national average. Most households own one or two vehicles, though the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →North Perth splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), 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 and well above national levels. While 10.9% of people work from home—a figure far below the Australian average—the most common way to get to work remains driving, at 51.8%.
10.9% ▲ +162.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
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.
North Perth is a major hub with 17 bus routes and 51 stops. It has among the highest number of weekly departures per 1,000 people in the state, allowing over 167,000 people to be reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
51
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.25
Higher than 64% 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).
4,922.2
Higher than 89% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
50,764
Higher than 86% 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).
167,397
Higher than 82% 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).
29
Lower than 92% 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.
The area is very close to the city centre, with a typical drive time of only 5 minutes. It is also convenient for pedestrians, with the typical walk to the nearest transport stop taking about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 North Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021040/north-perth/topic/transport