0.6% ▼ -44.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gidgegannup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gidgegannup
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Gidgegannup relies on a car to get around, with only 0.6% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This high level of car dependency is a necessity given the lack of local public transport and a typical 37-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 87.2% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 0.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gidgegannup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with only 1.1% using public transport, which is well below the state average. Working from home is more common than in the rest of Western Australia, accounting for 13.6% of workers.
13.6% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Public transport is virtually non-existent, with zero routes and stops in the area. This is far below the state average and means almost no one can reach others by transit within 45 minutes.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
2,818
Lower than 94% 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).
2,818
Lower than 96% 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.
Getting around is dominated by the car, as the drive time to the city is 37 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
37
Higher than 65% 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 Gidgegannup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031060/gidgegannup/topic/transport