6.0% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cooloongup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cooloongup
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily life in Cooloongup relies heavily on the car, though the area has a high number of public transport options. While 63.2% of workers drive themselves to work, the suburb is well-served by a dense network of transit stops and frequent departures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one vehicle, with 34.8% owning two and 13.7% owning three. About 6.0% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian rate and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cooloongup splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 3.7%, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, 4.6% of workers use public transport, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas but has fallen since 2011.
3.7% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 7.29 stops per 1,000 people and 2,344.7 weekly departures—both figures are well above the state average. The suburb has 13 routes and 62 stops, with buses making up 94% of the service.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.29
Higher than 86% 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).
2,344.7
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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,914
Higher than 72% 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).
48,194
Higher than 53% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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 to the city takes about 34 minutes by car, which is longer than for most areas. However, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is very short, taking only 2 minutes for most residents.
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.
34
Higher than 62% 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 Cooloongup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051186/cooloongup/topic/transport