4.0% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Thornlie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Thornlie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily life in Thornlie relies heavily on cars, yet it is better connected by public transport than most similar areas. While 67% of workers drive themselves to work, the area has a very high number of transit stops and departures compared to other suburbs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 40.2% having two vehicles. Only 4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Thornlie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 4.6% doing so. While 4.1% of people use public transport to get to work, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.6% ▲ +102.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 by 128 public transport stops and 14 routes, which is more than most similar places. This provides strong access, with 1,792.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure slightly above the Western Australian average.
128
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.41
Higher than 66% 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).
1,792.6
Higher than 79% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
48,080
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).
85,980
Higher than 67% 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).
53
Lower than 60% 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 around is relatively easy, with a short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop for most residents. The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than in most similar 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Thornlie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041137/thornlie/topic/transport