2.0% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Padbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Padbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Padbury relies on a car to get around, with only 2% of households having no motor vehicle. While public transport options are more frequent than in many other areas, the vast majority of residents still prefer driving for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 47.1% of homes have two vehicles and only 2% have none. This lack of vehicle-free homes is much lower than in most similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Padbury, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to work, with 62.7% of people commuting as the driver. Working from home has risen to 7.8% since 2011, though this is still far below the national figure of 21%.
7.8% ▲ +161.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 services are frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being well above the Western Australian figure. There are 51 stops and 9 routes in the area, all of which are bus services.
51
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.91
Higher than 72% 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).
2,099.5
Higher than 86% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,626
Lower than 77% 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).
46,364
Higher than 51% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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 drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. For those using transit, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Padbury
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Padbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011081/padbury/topic/transport