4.3% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Fremantle · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in East Fremantle
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in East Fremantle than in 2011, where the figure rose from 6.5% to 12.7%. This shift is part of a broader transport landscape where most residents rely on cars, though public transport use remains slightly above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.3% owning two vehicles. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Fremantle, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 59.4% of workers drive, 12.7% now work from home, which is well above the state figure. Use of public transport for commuting is 4.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
12.7% ▲ +96.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here, providing a high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people. The area allows 22,597 people to be reached within 30 minutes by transit, which is better than about 67% of similar areas.
31
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.96
Lower than 55% 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).
1,744.6
Higher than 78% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,597
Higher than 67% 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).
51,774
Higher than 55% 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).
55
Lower than 56% 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 drive time of 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021164/east-fremantle/topic/transport