Camden Park · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Camden Park

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly 10% of homes in Camden Park have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the national figure. This is a highly accessible area where public transport is a key part of daily life, supported by a very high number of nearby stops and frequent services.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

While 43.9% of homes have one car, 9.3% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is much higher than in most similar areas.

9.3% ▼ -26.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Camden Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (9%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for commuting is 7.6%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Conversely, only 8.5% of people work from home, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%.

8.5% ▲ +216.4%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

7.6% ▼ -19.7%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Camden Park, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 10%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Access to transit is excellent, with 21 stops and 16 routes, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, and the time to reach the city is lower than most areas.

6.29

Higher than 83% 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).

1,888.6

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).

20,522

Higher than 74% 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).

111,936

Higher than 81% 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).

49

Lower than 66% 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 quick and easy, with a drive time to the city of only 9 minutes. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking just 3 minutes.

3

Lower than 79% 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.

9

Lower than 96% 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 Camden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40211/camden-park/topic/transport