12.5% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Waterford West · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Waterford West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Waterford West have no motor vehicle than the national figure, with 12.5% of households lacking a car. This is well above the 7.4% seen across Australia. While the area has strong public transport links, very few people work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle for 39.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Waterford West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across the country, at only 7.1%. Most people drive to work, with 66% as the driver and 6.7% as a passenger.
7.1% ▲ +233.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -49.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to most similar places. While bus services are frequent, it takes much longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, taking 76 minutes.
25
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.
3.60
Higher than 72% 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).
794.2
Higher than 84% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,591
Higher than 73% 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).
58,075
Higher than 68% 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).
76
Higher than 83% 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.
It is very quick to reach the nearest stop, with a walk time of just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other areas, taking 23 minutes.
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.
23
Lower than 80% 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 Waterford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33005/waterford-west/topic/transport