2.3% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bateman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bateman
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quick 13-minute drive to the city makes Bateman one of the most accessible areas for commuters. Most households here rely on cars, though the suburb has a higher number of public transport stops and services than the state average. While working from home is becoming more common, the majority of residents still use a vehicle for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes in Bateman go without a car, with only 2.3% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bateman, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 7.5% of workers use public transport, which is well above the Australian average of 3.1%. Those working from home rose to 10.9% by 2021, though this remains far below the national figure.
10.9% ▲ +202.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.5% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 highly available, with 9.39 stops per 1,000 people and 2,689 weekly departures, both of which are far above Western Australian figures. The network is dominated by buses, which account for 85.2% of the mode share.
36
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.39
Higher than 87% 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).
2,689.2
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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,862
Lower than 64% 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).
54,350
Higher than 57% 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).
47
Lower than 71% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It typically takes about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.
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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Bateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041176/bateman/topic/transport