6.8% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Albany · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Albany
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Ten different public transport routes serve Albany, making it one of the most connected areas at this level. While car travel remains the primary way to get around, there is a notable level of accessibility to transit stops compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a common choice for 8.3% of workers, though only 0.8% use public transport. Very few people work from home at 7.8%, which is far below the national figure.
7.8% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
With 9.27 stops per 1,000 people, Albany has far more access points than the state average. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Western Australian figure.
13
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.27
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).
1,069.1
Higher than 87% 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).
10
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is quick, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50006/albany/topic/transport