8.1% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Calista · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Calista
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 64% of workers in Calista rely on driving themselves to get to work. While the area has a high number of transport stops, it remains far from the city and has a very low rate of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 8.1% of households have no motor vehicle. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%, though the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Calista, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 4.3% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Around 5.6% of residents use public transport for their commute, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
4.3% ▲ +203.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
Calista has 6.19 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. However, the area is poorly connected, as it takes 89 minutes to reach the city by transit.
46
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.19
Higher than 75% 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).
1,307.1
Higher than 68% 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).
7,434
Lower than 82% 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).
7,434
Lower than 88% 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).
89
Higher than 99% 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 can be slow, with a typical 54-minute drive to the city. Walking to the nearest stop takes about 18 minutes, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
18
Higher than 78% 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.
54
Higher than 75% 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 Calista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031170/calista/topic/transport