0.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Albany Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Albany Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 42% of homes in Albany Surrounds have two motor vehicles, making cars a necessity for most residents. The area is heavily reliant on private transport, with very few people using public services to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with just 0.6% of households having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.0% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Albany Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, while only 1.0% use public transport, which is well below the state average. Meanwhile, 19.0% of people work from home, a figure far above the Western Australian average of 7.5%.
19.0% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 options are very limited, with only 6 stops and 4 routes serving the area. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.62
Lower than 83% 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).
11.9
Lower than 91% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Albany Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011226/albany-surrounds/topic/transport