6.5% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cannington - Queens Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cannington - Queens Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quick 12-minute drive to the city and easy access to trains and buses make Cannington - Queens Park a highly connected hub. It stands out for its strong public transport links, with 8.2% of workers using transit to get to work—a figure well above the Western Australian average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than the state average, but the number has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cannington - Queens Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas, while working from home is far below the national figure at just 3.9%. Most people still rely on cars, with 62.9% driving themselves to work.
3.9% ▲ +119.6%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.2% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-served, with 121 stops and 24 different routes, which is more than about 91% of similar areas. Weekly departures are far above the state figure, helping 174,489 people be reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
121
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.86
Higher than 72% 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).
3,890.4
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).
37,900
Higher than 81% 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).
174,489
Higher 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).
36
Lower than 87% 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.
Daily travel is efficient here, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 12 minutes, which is much lower than in most other areas.
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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Cannington - Queens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031127/cannington-queens-park/topic/transport