8.8% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ermington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ermington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short two-minute walk to the nearest stop makes getting around Ermington very easy for many residents. The area is well-connected for those using public transport, though a huge 38.7% of workers now operate from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, but 8.8% of households do not own a motor vehicle, which is much higher than most other similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ermington splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 38.7%, far above the national figure of 21.0%. About 36.2% of people drive themselves to work, while 2.0% use public transport.
38.7% ▲ +1089.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -78.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Ermington has 63 public transport stops and 8 routes, among the largest numbers for its area size. While the 65-minute trip to the city is longer than for most, the 1,167.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than in most similar areas.
63
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.97
Higher than 77% 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).
1,167.1
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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
44,743
Higher than 86% 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).
118,903
Higher than 83% 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).
65
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily travel is efficient for those heading to the city, with a drive time of 18 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
18
Lower than 85% 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 Ermington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11438/ermington/topic/transport