7.3% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Albany · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Albany
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of working residents in Albany rely on driving themselves to get to work, highlighting a heavy dependence on cars. While the area has a high number of transport stops, very few people actually use public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and the 7.3% of households without a vehicle is a little above the Western Australian figure. This share has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is very low at 0.7%, which is well below the state average. Only 5.2% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
5.2% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
Albany has 103 public transport stops, which is more than 90% of similar areas, but the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
103
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.95
Higher than 82% 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).
365.5
Lower than 67% 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
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this type.
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.
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)).
- 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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011225/albany/topic/transport