11.8% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Footscray
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in West Footscray than in most similar areas. This lack of vehicle reliance is supported by a very high level of public transport access and a short 10-minute drive to the city. These factors make it one of the most connected places in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 11.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Nearly half of all households have just one vehicle, while 30.4% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Footscray, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 37.6%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the state and national averages at 4.6%.
37.6% ▲ +1780.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -67.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 is exceptionally well served with 55 stops and 8 routes, resulting in weekly departures that are well above the state figure. This high density of transit means 150,297 people can be reached within 45 minutes.
55
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.
4.69
Higher than 76% 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).
1,919.6
Higher than 91% 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).
30,427
Higher than 83% 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).
150,297
Higher than 86% 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).
48
Lower 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.
Getting around is easy, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is only 10 minutes, among the lowest for similar places.
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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 West Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22756/west-footscray/topic/transport