7.5% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Athol Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Athol Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 8 public transport stops per 1,000 people make Athol Park stand out for its transit infrastructure. While many residents still rely on cars, the area has a high number of transport routes and frequent departures compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Most households keep either one or two vehicles, with 38.8% and 38% respectively.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Athol Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for its area type at 4.7%, which is a little above the Australian figure. Conversely, only 5.2% of people work from home, a rate far below the national figure.
5.2% ▲ +80.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -31.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 16 stops and 8 routes, which are among the largest for its level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, though all services are by bus.
16
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.
7.91
Higher than 86% 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).
1,651.0
Higher than 90% 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).
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).
50,503
Higher than 65% 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).
55
Lower than 55% 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 into the city is relatively quick, with a drive time of 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a shorter walk to the nearest stop than most, taking about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
14
Lower than 90% 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 Athol Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40050/athol-park/topic/transport