5.6% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Joondalup - Edgewater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Joondalup - Edgewater
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people use public transport for their commute in Joondalup - Edgewater than they did in 2011, though it remains a hub for transit. With 122 public transport stops, the area is among the best served for its size, offering a level of access far above the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 38.6% having one and 38.4% having two. About 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Joondalup - Edgewater splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 7.5% of people doing so. While 6.8% of workers use public transport—a figure well above the national average—this is a drop from 8.8% in 2011.
7.5% ▲ +172.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 is a major transit point with 20 different routes and weekly departures per 1,000 people that are far above the Western Australian figure. Buses are the primary mode of travel, making up 93.6% of public transport use.
122
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.81
Higher than 87% 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).
3,686.1
Higher than 88% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,845
Lower than 56% 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).
55,940
Higher than 58% 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).
57
Lower than 52% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is quicker than in most areas, taking only two minutes on average. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Joondalup - Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011077/joondalup-edgewater/topic/transport