25.6% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cartwright · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cartwright
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quarter of households in Cartwright do not own a car, a figure far above the national rate of 7.4%. This reliance on other transport is supported by a high number of nearby public transport stops and a very short walk to the nearest one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 25.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest proportion for similar areas. For those who do, the most common setup is a single car, found in 40% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cartwright, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by No vehicle (26%) and 2 vehicles (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 53% as the driver. Far fewer people work from home here than in the rest of the state, at just 12.6% compared to 31%.
12.6% ▲ +2402.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -62.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 8 public transport stops and 4 routes, both of which are more than about 80% of similar areas. All available public transport is provided by buses.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.06
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,063.1
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
49,235
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
93,799
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy, with the nearest stop just a one-minute walk away. The drive time to the city is 30 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
30
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cartwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10837/cartwright/topic/transport