6.3% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Westbourne Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Westbourne Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are using public transport to get to work in Westbourne Park than in most similar areas. The suburb is very well connected, with a short 7-minute drive to the city and an extensive network of 12 transit routes. While cars remain the main choice for travel, the area stands out for its strong access to public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.2% owning two vehicles. Only 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Westbourne Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, at 7.1%, which is well above the national figure. Working from home is more common than in the state average, though it sits well below the Australian figure at 13.7%.
13.7% ▲ +223.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
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.
The area has a high number of transit stops and 1,364.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is about the same as the state average. This strong infrastructure means 41,967 people can be reached within 30 minutes by transit, a figure larger than about 89% of similar areas.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.29
Higher than 75% 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).
1,364.3
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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
41,967
Higher than 86% 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).
76,675
Higher than 74% 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).
42
Lower than 78% 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 very fast, with a drive time of just 7 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
7
Lower than 99% 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 Westbourne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41573/westbourne-park/topic/transport