4.3% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Middle Swan - Herne Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Middle Swan - Herne Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 64% of working residents in Middle Swan - Herne Hill drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has a high number of bus stops and routes, few people use public transport for their daily commute. This reflects a landscape where most homes own multiple vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least two cars, with 35.7% owning exactly two. Only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Middle Swan - Herne Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 7.7% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, 3.3% of residents use public transport to get to work, a rate that has barely changed over the last decade.
7.7% ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
The area has 88 public transport stops and 17 routes, which is among the highest for similar areas. However, these are all bus services, and the number of people who can reach others via transit in 45 minutes is among the smallest at this level.
88
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.50
Higher than 91% 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).
1,322.8
Higher than 68% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,678
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).
5,678
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.
The typical drive time to the city is 25 minutes. It takes longer than in most similar areas to reach the nearest stop, with a typical walk of 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Middle Swan - Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031065/middle-swan-herne-hill/topic/transport