5.5% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are without a car in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood than in 2011, with the share of homes with no vehicle rising to 5.5%. While most residents still rely on cars, the area is seeing a modest increase in people working from home. This shift happens alongside a public transport network that is better than most for the number of stops available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 40.2% having one and 37.1% having two. Only 5.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, used by 60.4% of residents. Only 5.5% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%, while 5.8% use public transport, a rate a little above the state and national figures.
5.5% ▲ +172.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 98 public transport stops, which is more than about 89% of similar places. However, it takes much longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, with a typical travel time of 77 minutes.
98
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.14
Lower than 53% 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).
1,440.4
Higher than 72% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,679
Higher than 70% 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).
37,583
Lower than 55% 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).
77
Higher than 81% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 27 minutes. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop usually takes about 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.
27
Higher than 54% 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 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031099/butler-merriwa-ridgewood/topic/transport