2.6% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yanchep · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Yanchep
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 42% of Yanchep households own two cars, making it a place where most people rely heavily on their own vehicles. While public transport is available, the typical drive to the city takes 36 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 2.6% having none. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Yanchep splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 6.6% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is 2.8%, a figure that fell slightly since 2016.
6.6% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 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.
Yanchep has 75 public transport stops, which is more than about 78% of similar areas. While there are many stops and departures per person, only about 11,000 people can reach others within 45 minutes by transit.
75
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.81
Higher than 81% 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).
1,575.3
Higher than 75% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,009
Lower than 67% 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).
11,009
Lower than 83% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for this level of area.
4
Lower 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.
36
Higher than 64% 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 Yanchep [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031258/yanchep/topic/transport