5.0% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Haven · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Haven
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in West Haven than in the rest of the state, with only 7.3% doing so. This gap highlights a strong reliance on traditional commuting, as almost no one uses public transport to get to work. The area is heavily car-dependent, though a small number of homes do not own a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 45.2% having one and 36.8% having two. About 5.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Haven, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 74.2% of people being the driver. This explains why 0.0% of the workforce uses public transport, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.1%.
7.3% ▲ +60.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport consists entirely of buses, with three stops serving the area. While this is more than about 74% of similar areas, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.63
Higher than 68% 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).
108.9
Higher than 69% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is quick for residents, with a typical walking time of just 1 minute, which is much lower than 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.
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)).
- 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 West Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14262/west-haven/topic/transport