3.3% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forrestfield - Wattle Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.3% of homes in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove have no motor vehicle, making it much more car-dependent than the national average. Most residents rely on driving, though the area has an unusually high number of public transport stops compared to other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 42.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 9.2% owning four or more. The proportion of households without a car is well below the Australian figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forrestfield - Wattle Grove, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69.8% of people as the driver. Only 5.5% of the workforce works from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
5.5% ▲ +123.3%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 has 162 public transport stops, which is among the largest for its level and well above the Western Australian average. While the bus is the dominant mode of transit, very few people—just 2.7%—use public transport to commute to work.
162
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.
8.21
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).
1,563.6
Higher than 75% 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).
19,729
Higher than 61% 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).
28,593
Lower than 62% 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).
61
Higher than 55% 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 relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 16 minutes. Access to transit is also convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the shortest in the region.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Forrestfield - Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051138/forrestfield-wattle-grove/topic/transport