2.6% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beeliar - Wattleup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beeliar - Wattleup
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 67% of workers in Beeliar - Wattleup drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. This is an area where vehicle ownership is very high, with only 2.6% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. Public transport use remains low and access is limited compared to the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very common here, with 45.6% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 2.6% of households have no car, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beeliar - Wattleup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while only 3.5% use public transport. Working from home is uncommon at 5.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
5.9% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Public transport is provided entirely by buses, with 48 stops in the area. However, weekly departures are far below the Western Australian average.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.74
Higher than 57% 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).
986.2
Higher than 57% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,128
Lower than 70% 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).
10,128
Lower than 84% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is 21 minutes. It takes much longer than most areas to reach the nearest stop on foot, with a typical walk of 32 minutes.
32
Higher than 87% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Beeliar - Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011259/beeliar-wattleup/topic/transport