4.1% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Waikiki · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Waikiki
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people in Waikiki are using public transport for their commute than in 2011, while more are working from home. Most households here rely heavily on cars, with nearly 41% owning two vehicles. The area is largely dependent on road travel, as the typical drive to the city takes 37 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very common, with 40.8% of homes having two vehicles and 14.6% having three. Only 4.1% 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 Waikiki, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 62.5% of people as the driver. Very few residents work from home at 4.7%, which is far below the national figure, although this has risen since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +155.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 limited, as the area has far fewer stops per 1,000 people than the state average. All local services are buses, and the transit time to the city is 73 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.27
Lower than 66% 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).
990.8
Higher than 57% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,539
Lower than 61% 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).
31,783
Lower than 59% 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).
73
Higher than 76% 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 slower than in most areas, with a typical drive time to the city of 37 minutes. Residents also face a longer walk to the nearest stop, which takes about 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
37
Higher than 65% 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 Waikiki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051192/waikiki/topic/transport