Burekup · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Burekup

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

Almost every home in Burekup relies on a car to get around. The area is heavily car-dependent, with nearly 40% of households owning three or more vehicles to manage the long distances and limited local options.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

No home in Burekup is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most households are well equipped, with 43.5% owning two cars and another 23.8% owning three.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Burekup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 1 vehicle (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 71% of residents. This is consistent with a very low number of people working from home (5.6%), a figure that is far below the national average.

5.6% ▲ +255.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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

2.8% ▲ —

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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 Burekup, Car (driver) is the majority at 85%; Worked at home is next at 7%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is limited to a single bus route. While the number of stops and departures per person is higher than in some similar areas, it remains far below the Western Australian state average.

1.27

Higher than 62% 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).

12.7

Higher than 59% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Daily travel involves significant distances, with a 103-minute drive to the city. Getting to a transport stop is also difficult, as the walk takes 47 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.

47

Higher than 78% 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.

103

Higher than 71% 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)).
  • 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 Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50217/burekup/topic/transport