1.7% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gingin - Dandaragan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gingin - Dandaragan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 75-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for residents in Gingin - Dandaragan, where public transport is very scarce. Almost every home here relies on a car to get around, with only 1.7% of households lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, and the number of homes without a vehicle has fallen since 2011 to just 1.7%. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, with 39% of households owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gingin - Dandaragan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of the workforce drives themselves to work, while 12.5% work from home. This share of home-workers is well above the Western Australian average, though well below the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Public transport options are very limited, with only two routes and 11 stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.23
Lower 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).
9.4
Lower than 93% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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.
Getting into the city takes a long time, with drive times among the highest for similar areas at 110 minutes. This isolation is reflected in the long walk to the nearest stop.
75
Higher than 99% 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.
110
Higher than 90% 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)).
- 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 Gingin - Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021239/gingin-dandaragan/topic/transport