8.2% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Berrimah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Berrimah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work in Berrimah, where the vast majority rely on cars. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the typical commute to the city takes a long time.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 43.3% owning two. However, 8.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Berrimah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.9% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Working from home is also uncommon here at 4.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
4.9% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Berrimah has a high number of stops and departures per 1,000 people compared to the rest of the Territory. Despite this, it is among the worst for transit times to the city, taking 81 minutes.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.60
Higher than 90% 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).
3,511.1
Higher than 87% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
1,712
Lower than 96% 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).
1,712
Lower than 97% 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).
81
Higher than 88% 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.
A 29-minute drive to the city is typical for this level of area. In contrast, the 21-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most other areas.
21
Higher than 80% 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.
29
Higher than 57% 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).
More for Berrimah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Berrimah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021012/berrimah/topic/transport