Yangebup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Yangebup

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Working from home has grown since 2011 in Yangebup, though it remains far less common here than across Australia. Most residents rely on cars, with only 2.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

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📍 Yangebup, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is high, with 43.1% of homes having two vehicles and 15.6% having three. The proportion of homes without a car is 2.9%, which is lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.

2.9% ▼ -17.8%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 2.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Yangebup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, with 68.1% as the driver. While 5.8% of people now work from home, this is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Only 3.2% use public transport to commute, which is a little below the state average.

5.8% ▲ +205.6%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.2% ▼ -17.8%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In Yangebup, Car (driver) is the majority at 82%; Worked at home is next at 7%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bus services are the only option here, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas. However, the 69-minute trip to the city is longer than in most other areas.

44

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

5.77

Higher than 71% 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).

1,683.3

Higher than 77% 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).

7,631

Lower 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).

18,899

Lower than 72% 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).

69

Higher than 70% 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.

Yangebup is conveniently located for local travel, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 18 minutes, which is lower than in most 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.

18

Lower than 66% 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 Yangebup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011163/yangebup/topic/transport