6.6% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kelmscott · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kelmscott
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Kelmscott than across Australia, with only 4.6% doing so. Most residents rely on cars to get around, though the area has a very high number of public transport stops compared to other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kelmscott splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 66.9% of people as the driver. Public transport use is much higher here than in most similar areas, though the 4.5% who use it has fallen since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +54.1%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 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.
Kelmscott has 93 public transport stops, which is well above the state average. Despite having more stops than most areas, it takes much longer than usual to get to the city by transit, taking 74 minutes.
93
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.
8.77
Higher than 87% 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).
1,280.9
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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,604
Lower 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).
10,604
Lower than 84% 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).
74
Higher than 77% 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 is generally easy to reach a stop on foot, with a walk time of 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 24 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
24
Lower than 52% 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).
More for Kelmscott
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kelmscott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011114/kelmscott/topic/transport