5.5% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Boulder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Boulder
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in Boulder have shifted toward working from home since 2016, with only 2.1% doing so. The area remains heavily reliant on cars, and public transport use for commuting has fallen slightly to 2.7%. Most households here own at least one motor vehicle to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 37% of households own two vehicles. About 5.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Boulder splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very uncommon here, at just 2.1%, which is far below the national figure. Most people drive to work, while 2.7% use public transport, a small drop from 2016.
2.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 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.
Boulder has 6.57 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. However, with only buses available, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 79% 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).
398.5
Lower than 66% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 to the nearest public transport stop is very quick, with a typical walk time of just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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 Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031278/boulder/topic/transport