7.9% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Balga · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Balga
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 61,000 people can be reached from Balga within 45 minutes using public transport. This connectivity is supported by a high number of transit stops and routes, although most residents still rely on cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.9% of homes in Balga have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state figure. Most households own one or two cars, with 44.8% having just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Balga, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the national figure at 3.7%, placing Balga among the lowest areas for this trend. While 68.9% of people drive to work, the 4.3% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.7% ▲ +149.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 72 stops and 13 routes, Balga has among the largest number of public transport options at this level. Weekly departures are a little above the state figure, though it takes longer than most areas to reach the city by transit.
72
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.19
Higher than 78% 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).
1,916.0
Higher than 91% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,032
Higher than 75% 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).
61,674
Higher than 69% 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).
62
Higher than 60% 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 the nearest stop is very easy, with a walk time of just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, as is the 14-minute drive time to the city.
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.
14
Lower than 90% 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 Balga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50055/balga/topic/transport