8.1% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of public transport stops—181 in total—define the infrastructure of Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale. While the area has great access to services, it remains quite far from the city centre, with travel times to the CBD among the highest for its level.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state figure of 5.0%. However, this has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, and 40% of households now own a single car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very uncommon here, with only 3.4% of people doing so—a figure far below the national average of 21%. Most people commute by car, with 68% of workers driving themselves to work.
3.4% ▲ +107.9%
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.
3.5% ▼ -44.5%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 is well served with 16 public transport routes and 7.81 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. Despite this, the transit time to the city is among the highest for its level at 84 minutes.
181
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.81
Higher than 86% 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).
1,625.0
Higher than 76% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,166
Higher than 69% 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).
23,166
Lower than 68% 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).
84
Higher than 93% 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 29 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
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.
29
Higher than 57% 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 Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011110/armadale-wungong-brookdale/topic/transport