Banjup · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Banjup

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly 66% of Banjup households own three or more motor vehicles, far exceeding the national norm for car ownership. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in how people travel, with the vast majority of workers driving to get to their jobs.

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📍 Banjup, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Very few homes in Banjup are without a car, at just 0.7%, which is well below the state and national figures. Most households are well-equipped, with 37.6% owning two vehicles and 28.2% owning four or more.

0.7% ▼ -27.5%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Banjup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the dominant way to get to work, as 62.9% of residents are car drivers. Those working from home make up 9.2% of the workforce, which is a little above the state figure but far below the national average.

9.2% ▲ +3.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.6% ▲ +50.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Banjup, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 4 bus routes and 6 stops, which is more than most similar places. While weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, no one can actually reach other people within 45 minutes using transit.

4.36

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).

2,235.3

Higher than 93% 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).

0

Lower than 99% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The drive to the city is relatively short at 22 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas. However, getting to the nearest transit stop is difficult, with a 29-minute walk being higher than in most areas.

29

Higher than 66% 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.

22

Lower than 81% 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 Banjup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50068/banjup/topic/transport