5.4% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Devonport · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Devonport
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Around the middle for its level in vehicle ownership, Devonport is a place where most households rely heavily on cars. Only 5.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, and the typical resident faces a long 169-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 36.8% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a car has fallen since 2011 and now sits at 5.4%, which is about the same as the state figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Devonport splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 70.6% of people acting as the driver. Only 0.7% use public transport and 6.3% work from home, a figure that is far below the national average.
6.3% ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
Public transport is limited to buses and is far below the state average, with 337.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people. There are 190 stops across 13 routes, which is smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
190
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.93
Lower than 60% 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).
337.5
Lower than 66% 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).
13
Lower than 73% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the 28-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for its level.
28
Higher than 83% 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.
169
Higher than 92% 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 Devonport
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60402/devonport/topic/transport