7.5% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fremantle - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Fremantle - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households in Fremantle - South are without a car than in 2011, though 7.5% still live without one. This is a high-access area where public transport is far more available than in most other places, with 102 stops serving the community. It is a well-connected hub where a short walk leads to transit, despite the typical trip to the city taking 66 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. Most households own either one (39.3%) or two (38.2%) vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Fremantle - South splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most areas, though the 4.3% who use it fell slightly since 2011. Working from home rose to 9.8% over the decade, but this remains far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.8% ▲ +120.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 a major feature here, with 17 routes and 6.64 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. Weekly departures are well above the Western Australian figure, though all services are bus-based.
102
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.64
Higher than 79% 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).
2,596.0
Higher than 86% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,372
Lower than 51% 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).
64,411
Higher than 60% 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).
66
Higher than 64% 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 the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Fremantle - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021166/fremantle-south/topic/transport