7.2% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Girrawheen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Girrawheen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Girrawheen than in the rest of Australia, where only 3.4% of the workforce do so. Most residents rely on cars for travel, although the area is well-served by a high density of bus stops and frequent services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. Most households own one or two cars, though this number of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Girrawheen splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way people get to work, with 69.6% as the driver. Only 2.8% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the national average for working from home.
3.4% ▲ +121.1%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -39.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 a high number of transit options, with 52 stops and 11 routes. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state figure, though all local services are bus-based.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.84
Higher than 72% 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).
1,904.5
Higher than 82% 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).
19,380
Higher than 60% 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).
85,640
Higher than 67% 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).
58
Lower than 51% 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 by car takes about 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very convenient access to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Girrawheen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031102/girrawheen/topic/transport