9.4% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Subiaco - Shenton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Subiaco - Shenton Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Getting around Subiaco - Shenton Park is much easier than in most areas, with a tiny 7-minute drive to the city. This convenience is reflected in the fact that 9.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 5.0%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About half of homes have one vehicle and 31% have two. The proportion of households without a car is much higher than in most other areas, although this fell 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Subiaco - Shenton Park, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 31%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, with 13.4% of workers using it, which is far above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, 12.2% of people work from home, a figure that rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
12.2% ▲ +140.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
13.4% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 is very well connected, with 99 public transport stops and 17 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and well above the state figure of 1,623.
99
Higher than 86% 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).
2,148.6
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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
38,894
Higher than 82% 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).
194,618
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).
22
Lower than 98% 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.
Daily travel is quick and easy, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is among the lowest at this level, taking just 7 minutes.
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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Subiaco - Shenton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021042/subiaco-shenton-park/topic/transport