3.3% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Applecross - Ardross · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Applecross - Ardross
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people have gone without a car in Applecross - Ardross since 2011, as the share of homes with no vehicle fell to 3.3%. This is a high-access area where residents can reach the city in just 11 minutes by car, and public transport use remains well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 42.9% owning two vehicles. Only 3.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Applecross - Ardross, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 6.9%, though this fell from 9% in 2011. Meanwhile, the number of people working from home rose to 12.4%, which is well above the Western Australian figure.
12.4% ▲ +84.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 plentiful, with 2,227.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure well above the state average. This high frequency helps 47,999 people stay reachable within a 30-minute transit trip, and the trip to the city takes much less time than in most areas.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.61
Higher 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).
2,227.5
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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
47,999
Higher than 86% 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).
164,992
Higher than 82% 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).
35
Lower than 87% 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 efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes. The drive time to the city is just 11 minutes, which is much lower than most similar 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Applecross - Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041175/applecross-ardross/topic/transport