4.3% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bull Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bull Creek
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in Bull Creek rose to 10.5% between 2011 and 2021, while more people now use cars to get around. Despite these shifts, the area remains highly connected, with a very short 13-minute drive to the city and frequent public transport services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 43% 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 barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bull Creek, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 4.8% of workers use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 10.5% of people work from home—a rise since 2011—this is still far below the national figure of 21%.
10.5% ▲ +141.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
Bull Creek has some of the highest service levels for its size, with weekly departures far above the state figure. It is well-connected, allowing over 192,000 people to be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
33
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.11
Lower than 53% 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).
3,308.0
Higher than 87% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,124
Higher than 76% 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).
192,101
Higher than 86% 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 into the city is very fast here, with a drive time of only 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Access to transit is also convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the lowest in the region.
0
Lower than 99% 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 Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041179/bull-creek/topic/transport