7.4% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dianella - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dianella - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 63% of workers in Dianella - South drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This area is well connected to the city with a short drive time, though a higher-than-average share of homes live without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. Most households own one or two vehicles, with 43.7% having just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Dianella - South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 6.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 3.1%. Conversely, only 7.9% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
7.9% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% —
Higher than 89% 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.
The area is served by 15 different bus routes, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. While there are 53 stops, the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state figure of 5.48.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.08
Lower than 54% 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).
1,530.2
Higher than 74% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,985
Lower than 59% 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).
119,176
Higher than 75% 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).
49
Lower than 68% 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 to the city is quick, with a drive time of only 8 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021302/dianella-south/topic/transport