8.0% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fremantle · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Fremantle
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the people in Fremantle drive themselves to work, though it is a place where many avoid owning a car. It stands out for having exceptionally high levels of public transport service compared to other areas in Western Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state figure. The most common setup is one vehicle per home, at 40.7%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Fremantle splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 11.5% since 2011, though this is still well below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most areas, with 5.6% of workers using it.
11.5% ▲ +116.7%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
Service levels are among the highest for this area type, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. This is supported by a high number of stops per person, with 6.69 stops per 1,000 people.
267
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.69
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).
3,314.1
Higher than 99% 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).
26
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50702/fremantle/topic/transport