4.6% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Perth - South West · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Perth - South West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 62% of workers in Perth - South West drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, the area has a strong public transport network with a very high number of stops and departures compared to most other regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.1% owning two. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Perth - South West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 4.6% of people use public transport for their commute, which is much higher than most areas. However, only 7.5% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
7.5% ▲ +125.9%
Lower than 81% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
The area is well-served by transit, with 2,440 stops and 89 routes. This has led to 1,789.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Western Australian figure and much higher than most other areas.
2,440
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.50
Higher than 76% 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).
1,789.5
Higher than 84% 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).
89
Higher than 62% 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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/507/perth-south-west/topic/transport