2.7% ▲ +96.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Abbey · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Abbey
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily life in Abbey revolves almost entirely around the car, though the area has more transport options than most similar places. While only 2.7% of homes lack a vehicle, the suburb's layout allows most residents to reach a public transport stop within six minutes on foot.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes in Abbey have two motor vehicles, and very few lack a car entirely. This rate of 2.7% is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Abbey, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people here drive to work, and only 9% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. While 1.9% use public transport, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
9.0% ▲ +93.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Abbey has a high number of bus stops and routes compared to similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.08
Higher than 87% 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).
420.1
Higher than 77% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Walking to the nearest transport stop is easier here than in most similar areas, with a typical walk of about six 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.
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)).
- 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 Abbey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50002/abbey/topic/transport