4.1% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bonython · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bonython
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most areas of a similar size have more public transport options than Bonython. While the area is well-connected by road, it relies heavily on cars, with 64.5% of workers driving themselves to work. Only a small number of people use public transport or work from home compared to the national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, as only 4.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bonython splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant choice, while 9.2% of people work from home. This working-from-home rate is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%, though it has risen by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
9.2% ▲ +491.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Public transport is limited to two bus routes, with 4.17 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the territory figure of 5.72. It takes 78 minutes to reach the city by transit, which is much higher than most areas.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.17
Lower than 52% 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).
1,283.7
Higher 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,297
Lower than 62% 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).
28,977
Lower than 62% 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).
78
Higher than 83% 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.
The area is relatively close to the city with a drive time of 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes about 4 minutes.
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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Bonython
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bonython [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071072/bonython/topic/transport