4.1% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Perth - North West · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Perth - North West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 63% of workers in Perth - North West drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the area has an extensive public transport network that is larger than most similar regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here go without a car, with only 4.1% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Perth - North West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 8% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is 4.5%, a result that is much higher than most similar areas.
8.0% ▲ +137.4%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 widely available with 3,024 stops and 106 routes, making it one of the largest networks at this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much higher than most areas.
3,024
Higher than 94% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.24
Higher than 71% 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).
1,730.3
Higher than 82% 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).
106
Higher than 78% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Perth - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/505/perth-north-west/topic/transport