3.3% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Alexander Heights · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Alexander Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short one-minute walk to a stop is common for many in Alexander Heights, where public transport options are high. While the area has great access to transit, the vast majority of residents still rely on cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 3.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the most common setup is two vehicles per home.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Alexander Heights, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 70.8% of people. Only 5.4% of residents work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
5.4% ▲ +187.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 service is strong, with 3,700.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian figure. All transit routes are bus-based, and the area has 33 stops, among the largest number at this level.
33
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.25
Higher than 74% 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).
3,700.3
Higher than 99% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,584
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).
81,248
Higher than 75% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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 relatively quick, with a drive time of 18 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop is typically just one minute.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
18
Lower than 85% 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 Alexander Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50008/alexander-heights/topic/transport