3.3% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ellenbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ellenbrook
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households go without a car in Ellenbrook than in most similar areas. It is a place where most people rely on their own vehicles to get around, as very few residents work from home or use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have at least two cars, with 41.5% owning exactly two and 13.6% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ellenbrook, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.1% of people as the driver. Only 5% of residents work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
5.0% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 106 public transport stops and 12 routes, which is among the largest and highest for its level. While weekly departures are much higher than most areas, the 63-minute trip to the city is longer than in most similar places.
106
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.58
Higher than 68% 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).
1,862.0
Higher than 81% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,011
Higher than 59% 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).
34,691
Lower than 57% 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).
63
Higher than 59% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes just 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A drive to the city usually takes around 24 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
24
Lower 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 Ellenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031300/ellenbrook/topic/transport