5.9% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Booragoon · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Booragoon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can reach Booragoon via public transport than in about 85% of similar areas. This accessibility is reflected in the high number of transit stops and frequent departures, making it a well-connected hub within the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though about 6% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is only slightly above the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Booragoon splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 61.1% of workers drive to work, 5% use public transport, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Working from home is less common here than in most areas, though it is still well above the state average.
10.6% ▲ +112.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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.
Booragoon has a very high level of service with 43 stops and 10 routes, all via bus. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Western Australian figure.
43
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.57
Higher than 86% 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).
4,137.1
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).
10
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
33,221
Higher than 85% 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).
127,326
Higher than 85% 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).
44
Lower than 75% 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.
The area is highly accessible, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop. It is also very close to the city, with a drive time of only 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50148/booragoon/topic/transport