Tuart Hill - Joondanna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Tuart Hill - Joondanna

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A short 9-minute drive to the city makes Tuart Hill - Joondanna a highly accessible place to live. While most residents rely on cars, the area has more public transport routes than most similar places, with a typical walk of just two minutes to the nearest stop.

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📍 Tuart Hill - Joondanna, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. This is down from 10.9% in 2011, while over half of all households now own a single vehicle.

7.5% ▼ -31.4%

Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Tuart Hill - Joondanna, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 32%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 7.8%, though this has dipped since 2011. Conversely, only 7.1% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

7.1% ▲ +205.0%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

7.8% ▼ -17.7%

Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 7.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In Tuart Hill - Joondanna, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 8%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is well connected with 16 public transport routes and 64 stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Western Australian figure.

64

Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

4.99

Higher than 60% 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).

1,236.8

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).

24,692

Higher than 72% 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).

98,241

Higher than 71% 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).

46

Lower than 73% 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.

Daily travel is convenient for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is only two minutes. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other 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.

9

Lower than 90% 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 Tuart Hill - Joondanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021095/tuart-hill-joondanna/topic/transport