15.6% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Davoren Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Davoren Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 15% of homes in Davoren Park have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. While many residents rely on cars, the area has an extensive network of public transport options. This mix means daily travel varies widely across the neighbourhood.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.6% of households lack a car, a rate well above both the state and national figures. Most homes have one or two vehicles, with 42.8% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Davoren Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home at 2.9%, which is far below the Australian figure. Most residents commute by car, with 68.9% driving themselves to work.
2.9% ▲ +106.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Public transport is widely available here, with 43 stops and 7 routes, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is reflected in the 6.73 stops per 1,000 people, a figure well above the state average.
43
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.
6.73
Higher than 84% 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).
1,291.3
Higher than 88% 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).
18,313
Higher than 72% 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).
44,806
Higher than 62% 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).
79
Higher than 87% 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 a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, though the drive time to the city is 30 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.
30
Lower than 74% 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 Davoren Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40353/davoren-park/topic/transport