2.7% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Karrinyup - Gwelup - Carine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Karrinyup - Gwelup - Carine
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Karrinyup - Gwelup - Carine than in 2011, though car travel remains the dominant way to get around. The area is heavily reliant on private vehicles, with only 2.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 49.2% having two vehicles and 14.3% having three. The proportion of households without a car has fallen to 2.7%, which is a little below the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Karrinyup - Gwelup - Carine, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 60.9% of people as the driver. While 11.5% now work from home—an increase of 6.2 points since 2011—this is still well below the national average of 21%.
11.5% ▲ +116.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
The area has a high number of public transport stops, with 123 in total, but all services are buses. Despite having more stops per 1,000 people than most similar areas, the weekly number of departures is well below the state figure.
123
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.
5.44
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).
1,126.2
Higher than 62% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,602
Higher than 67% 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).
22,602
Lower than 68% 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).
83
Higher than 91% 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.
A drive to the city typically takes 15 minutes, which is faster than in most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 10 minutes, which is longer than in most other places.
10
Higher 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Karrinyup - Gwelup - Carine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021089/karrinyup-gwelup-carine/topic/transport