8.4% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood drive themselves to work, though the area is much better connected than most. It is a rare example of a place where public transport use is far above the national figure. This high usage is supported by a huge number of weekly departures and a very short 7-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure. Roughly 48% of households own one vehicle, while 33% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for this area type, at 13.2%, which is far above the national figure of 3.1%. In contrast, only 8.0% of people work from home, a rate far below the Australian average.
8.0% ▲ +183.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
13.2% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
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.
Access is exceptional, with 23 different routes and 82 stops, making the area larger than about 90% of similar places. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at 4,252, far above the state figure.
82
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.18
Higher than 63% 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).
4,252.0
Higher than 88% 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).
23
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
53,716
Higher than 86% 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).
225,747
Higher than 86% 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).
30
Lower than 92% 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 is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 7 minutes, among the lowest for this level. The walk to the nearest transit stop takes about 5 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021123/victoria-park-lathlain-burswood/topic/transport