10.6% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bentley - Wilson - St James · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bentley - Wilson - St James
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are now using cars in Bentley - Wilson - St James, as the share of homes without a vehicle fell by 4.8 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area remains very well connected, with 153 public transport stops providing access to the city in just 11 minutes by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 5.0%. Most households have one or two vehicles, though the number of car-free homes has dropped since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bentley - Wilson - St James, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 8.0%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Very few people work from home here, with only 5.3% doing so, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
5.3% ▲ +150.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.0% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
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.
This area is among the best connected for buses, with 7.42 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures far above the state figure. There are 24 different routes, making it larger than about 91% of similar areas.
153
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.42
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).
3,667.5
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).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,612
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).
115,074
Higher than 74% 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).
51
Lower than 64% 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 quick, with a drive time of 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Bentley - Wilson - St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031124/bentley-wilson-st-james/topic/transport