5.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Boulder · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Boulder
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Transport habits in Boulder have remained steady over the last decade, though the area now has more public transport stops than most similar places. Most people rely on cars to get around, but a small number of residents live without a vehicle. Only 2.1% of the workforce works from home, which is far below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 36.6% owning two and 32.9% owning one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Boulder splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 70% of workers drive themselves to work, while 2.4% use public transport. This use of public transit is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Western Australian figure.
2.1% ▲ +68.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Boulder has 32 public transport stops and 5 routes, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. While the number of stops is high, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average.
32
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.
6.57
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).
390.8
Higher than 76% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a stop is quick here, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes only 2 minutes. This is much lower than in most other areas.
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.
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)).
- 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 Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50159/boulder/topic/transport