10.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maylands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maylands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quick 8-minute drive to the city makes Maylands one of the most accessible places in the region. This proximity helps explain why 11.8% of residents use public transport to get to work, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. While most people still drive, the area is notably less reliant on cars than other suburbs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes in Maylands have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the state average of 5.0%. However, this has fallen from 14.0% in 2011. Over half of all households own a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maylands, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 29%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas, though it fell 3.6 percentage points since 2011. Conversely, only 8.1% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
8.1% ▲ +216.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.8% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
Maylands has 56 public transport stops and 7 routes, with a typical trip to the city taking 38 minutes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas, though slightly below the Western Australian average.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.21
Lower than 51% 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).
1,379.6
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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,294
Lower than 58% 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).
94,216
Higher than 70% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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 efficient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes. This is lower than most areas, matching the suburb's very short drive time to the city.
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.
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 Maylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011046/maylands/topic/transport