2.1% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sorrento - Marmion · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sorrento - Marmion
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Sorrento - Marmion go without a car, with only 2.1% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is much lower than most similar areas, making the area heavily reliant on private transport for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, and 47.6% own two vehicles. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that the share of car-free homes fell from 3.7% in 2011 to 2.1% in 2021.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sorrento - Marmion, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 61.1% of people. While 12.5% now work from home—a rise of 6.3 points since 2011—only 2.7% of workers use public transport, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +102.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 access is higher than most areas, with 5.4 stops per 1,000 people. However, these services are entirely bus-based, and weekly departures are well below the Western Australian figure.
55
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.40
Higher than 66% 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).
1,238.0
Higher than 66% 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).
37,375
Higher than 81% 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).
45,340
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).
56
Lower than 54% 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 around is relatively efficient, with a short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.
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.
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Sorrento - Marmion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011082/sorrento-marmion/topic/transport