5.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Morley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than three times as many weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are found in Morley than the state figure. This is a well-connected area where 24 different routes serve the community. While most people still rely on cars, the neighborhood has a strong public transport network compared to other similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 39.9% having two and 12.3% having three. Only 5.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Morley splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 66.2% of residents. Only 5.8% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure and much lower than most other areas.
5.8% ▲ +153.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
Morley has a high number of stops and routes, ranking among the largest and highest for transit access. With 147 stops, the area provides far more weekly departures per 1,000 people than the Western Australian average.
147
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.47
Higher than 78% 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).
3,538.4
Higher than 88% 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).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,714
Higher than 68% 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).
85,158
Higher than 67% 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).
55
Lower than 56% 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.
It takes just 10 minutes to drive to the city, which is much lower than most other areas. A typical resident can walk to their nearest transit stop in about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Morley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011047/morley/topic/transport