4.0% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cockburn · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Cockburn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily life in Cockburn is heavily reliant on cars, though the area has an impressive amount of transit infrastructure. Most households own multiple vehicles, and only 4% of homes have no car at all. While the drive to the city is relatively short at 19 minutes, very few people work from home compared to the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have two or more cars, with 42.3% owning two and 13.6% owning three. Only 4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cockburn, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 65.1% of people as the main driver. Only 6.8% of residents work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
6.8% ▲ +161.7%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 infrastructure is extensive, with 652 stops and a high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people. This makes the area much higher than most others for transit access, though buses make up 98% of the available modes.
652
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.63
Higher than 75% 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).
1,581.1
Higher than 76% 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).
29
Higher than 52% 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 to a transit stop is very easy for locals, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
19
Lower than 67% 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 Cockburn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50701/cockburn/topic/transport