3.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Helena Valley - Koongamia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Helena Valley - Koongamia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 4% of homes in Helena Valley - Koongamia have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This high reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel, with the vast majority of the workforce driving to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 40.1% of homes having two vehicles and 11.2% owning four or more. Only 3.4% of households get by without a motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Helena Valley - Koongamia, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with only 2.3% using public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 7.2%.
7.2% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
While the area has a little more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, it only has two bus routes. This limited network means far fewer people can be reached via transit within 45 minutes compared to most other areas.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.75
Higher than 80% 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).
630.4
Lower than 57% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,780
Lower than 87% 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).
5,780
Lower than 91% 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 21 minutes to drive to the city. Residents typically face a walk of 6 minutes to the nearest stop, which is higher than in most similar areas.
6
Higher 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Helena Valley - Koongamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021051/helena-valley-koongamia/topic/transport