3.5% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Swan · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Swan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher levels of public transport access than most areas define Swan, although it remains heavily dependent on cars. Only 3.5% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. Most households own two or more vehicles to manage the long distances across the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 41.5% of homes having two vehicles and 24.5% owning three or more. Only 3.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Swan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.1% as the driver. Only 5.9% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%, and just 2.7% use public transport to commute.
5.9% ▲ +78.7%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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.
Swan has a large transport network with 988 stops and 59 routes, mostly buses. This provides 6.66 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure.
988
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.66
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,797.6
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
59
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 from here, with a typical drive time of 79 minutes. This is much higher than most areas.
79
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
More for Swan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50403/swan/topic/transport