1.2% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glen Forrest - Darlington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Glen Forrest - Darlington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.2% of homes in Glen Forrest - Darlington lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. Most households rely heavily on cars to get around, and very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 65% of homes owning three or more vehicles. The tiny proportion of households without a car has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glen Forrest - Darlington, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while 12.4% work from home, a figure that rose 6.2 points since 2011. This work-from-home rate is well above the Western Australian average.
12.4% ▲ +100.5%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
There are 11.63 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. However, these are all bus services, and the number of people reachable by transit within 45 minutes is smaller than in about 89% of similar areas.
84
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.63
Higher than 88% 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).
1,261.1
Higher than 66% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,223
Lower 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).
7,223
Lower than 89% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 26 minutes to drive to the city. Getting to the nearest stop takes longer than in most areas, with a typical walk of 9 minutes.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 Glen Forrest - Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021050/glen-forrest-darlington/topic/transport