9.2% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doveton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Doveton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Doveton stands out from similar areas for its strong public transport connections and high car ownership. While the typical home has one or two cars, the area is much better connected to transit than most places like it.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 10% of homes in Doveton have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Most households own either one car (39.9%) or two cars (34.3%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Doveton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 8.6%, which is far below the national figure. Most people commute by car, though the 3.2% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.6% ▲ +614.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -41.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Doveton has 37 public transport stops and 11 routes, making it one of the best-served areas at this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, though the trip to the city takes a long time.
37
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.85
Higher than 73% 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).
1,141.0
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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
33,376
Higher than 85% 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).
46,736
Higher than 63% 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).
84
Higher than 94% 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.
Getting to local transit is very easy, with the walk to the nearest stop taking just one minute. The drive time to the city is 26 minutes, which is much lower than most similar 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.
26
Lower than 78% 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 Doveton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20783/doveton/topic/transport