7.0% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bassendean · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bassendean
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport to get to work in Bassendean than in most similar areas, with 7% making that choice. This reflects an area with strong transit links and a very short 13-minute drive to the city. The suburb is well-connected, offering a level of accessibility that far exceeds the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. Most households own either one or two cars, with 38.8% having one and 38.1% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bassendean splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for areas of this size, while the 9.5% of people working from home is far below the Australian figure. Most workers drive themselves, accounting for 60.1% of trips.
9.5% ▲ +185.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 access is a major strength, with 72 stops and 6 routes making it one of the largest hubs of its kind. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, and the 39-minute transit time to the city is much lower than most areas.
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.
6.64
Higher than 84% 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).
2,100.8
Higher than 92% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
40,455
Higher than 86% 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).
63,681
Higher than 70% 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).
39
Lower than 83% 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 around is convenient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, matching the short 13-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.
13
Lower than 91% 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 Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50078/bassendean/topic/transport