Warnbro · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Warnbro

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A far lower number of people work from home in Warnbro compared to the national figure, with only 5.2% doing so. Most residents rely on cars to get around, though the area has more public transport stops and departures than most similar places.

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📍 Warnbro, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes in Warnbro have at least one car, with 39.8% owning two vehicles. About 5.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is roughly the same as the Western Australian figure.

5.1% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Warnbro, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.6% of people as the driver. Public transport use for commuting stands at 3.8%, which is higher than most areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.

5.2% ▲ +188.0%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.8% ▼ -24.0%

Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In Warnbro, Car (driver) is the majority at 80%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Warnbro has more public transport stops and weekly departures than most similar areas, with 5.12 stops per 1,000 people. However, it takes longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, averaging 71 minutes.

55

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

5.12

Higher than 62% 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).

1,579.2

Higher than 75% 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).

10,741

Lower than 68% 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).

67,438

Higher than 61% 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).

71

Higher than 73% 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 37 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop is about 5 minutes.

5

Higher than 50% 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 Warnbro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051193/warnbro/topic/transport