5.4% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dianella - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dianella - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher number of weekly public transport departures than the state average defines the transport landscape in Dianella - North. While most residents still rely on cars, the area is exceptionally well-served by bus networks. This creates a strong contrast with the national trend toward working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 38.5% owning two vehicles. Only 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dianella - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here at 8.0%, a figure far below the national average of 21.0%. Instead, 66.9% drive to work, though 4.7% use public transport, which is a little above the Australian average.
8.0% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Bus services are a major feature, with 23 routes and 78 stops, placing the area in the top 10% of similar places. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, though the trip to the city takes 52 minutes.
78
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.54
Higher than 78% 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).
3,039.1
Higher than 87% 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).
23
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,927
Lower than 63% 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).
80,382
Higher than 65% 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).
52
Lower than 62% 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 short 12-minute drive to the city makes this area much faster to access than most. However, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Dianella - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021301/dianella-north/topic/transport