5.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Norwest · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Norwest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of working residents in Norwest work from home, making it one of the most flexible hubs in the region. While the area is well-served by a high number of transit stops and routes, most people still rely on cars or their own home offices for daily activity.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Norwest, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (38%) and 3 vehicles (6%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, with 46.9% of people doing so—a figure far above the national average of 21%. Around 4% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little above the state average.
46.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Norwest has a high level of service with 28 public transport stops and 12 routes, which is among the largest for its level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the New South Wales figure, though the transit trip to the city is longer than in most areas.
28
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.97
Higher than 81% 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).
2,928.5
Higher than 97% 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
91,645
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).
66
Higher than 68% 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.
The drive time to the city is 28 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes on average.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
28
Lower than 76% 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 Norwest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13036/norwest/topic/transport