2.0% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
High vehicle ownership and a strong reliance on cars define Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee, where only 2% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is much lower than most similar areas. While public transport options are better than in many other parts of the region, the long travel time to the city means most residents still depend on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with 43.9% owning two vehicles and 10.2% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves to work (61.2%), while 9% work from home. The number of people working from home rose 4.4 percentage points since 2011, though this remains far below the Australian figure of 21%.
9.0% ▲ +93.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 106 public transport stops, which is among the largest number for its level, and 9 different routes. Despite this, the 79-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most other areas.
106
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.10
Higher than 62% 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).
1,267.3
Higher than 67% 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).
20,764
Higher 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).
34,668
Lower than 57% 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).
79
Higher than 84% 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.
It takes about 28 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
28
Higher than 55% 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 Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031105/mindarie-quinns-rocks-jindalee/topic/transport