1.3% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ocean Reef · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ocean Reef
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 60% of workers in Ocean Reef drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars in the area. Almost every home owns at least one vehicle, and the typical resident faces a long trip of 72 minutes to reach the city via public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 1.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. Most households have two or more cars, with 44.9% owning two and another 19.8% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ocean Reef, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 10.1% of people now work from home—a rise of 5.8 percentage points since 2011—this is still far below the Australian average. Around 4.2% use public transport to get to work, which is a little above the national figure.
10.1% ▲ +132.7%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 in Ocean Reef relies entirely on buses, with 43 stops available. Despite having more stops than about half of similar areas, the 72-minute trip to the city is much higher than most areas.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.29
Higher than 64% 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).
1,010.7
Higher than 58% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,125
Lower than 79% 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).
44,035
Higher than 50% 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).
72
Higher than 74% 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.
It takes around 21 minutes to drive to the city, which is about average for this level. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most 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).
More for Ocean Reef
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Ocean Reef [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011080/ocean-reef/topic/transport