9.5% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Perth - Inner · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Perth - Inner
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Among the highest in its class for transit access, Perth - Inner is a hub where public transport is much more common than in other areas. Nearly 11% of workers use public transport to get to work, and 9.5% of homes have no motor vehicle at all. This makes the area far less car-dependent than the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Perth - Inner, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The 11.4% of people who commute by public transport is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home has also become more common, rising to 11.2% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian average.
11.2% ▲ +134.3%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.4% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
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.
With 112 different routes, the area has a vast network that is larger than about 82% of similar places. This is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure.
1,136
Higher than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.23
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
4,044.2
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) 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).
112
Higher than 81% of region (sa4) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Perth - Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/503/perth-inner/topic/transport