4.7% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Weston Creek · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Weston Creek
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 1,700 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Weston Creek a highly connected area. Most households here rely on cars, but the suburb is designed for easy access with very short trips to transit stops and the city. Working from home has also become much more common since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 41.8% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 4.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Weston Creek, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 61.7% of residents. While 12.6% now work from home—a rise of 9.2 points since 2011—this is well below the national figure of 21.0%.
12.6% ▲ +271.9%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
The area has a high level of service, with 7.35 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the territory average. All public transport in the suburb is provided by buses, with 1,714.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
181
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.35
Higher than 89% 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).
1,714.3
Higher than 79% 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).
8
Lower than 84% 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 is efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is only 11 minutes, which is much lower than most 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Weston Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Weston Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80108/weston-creek/topic/transport