8.3% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cannington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in Cannington than in the rest of Western Australia. This connectivity is supported by an extensive network of 18 routes and 37 stops, making the area one of the most accessible for transit in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the state figure of 5.0%. Most households rely on cars, with 44.2% owning one vehicle and 34.0% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cannington, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 8.8%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Conversely, only 3.3% of people work from home, a rate far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
3.3% ▲ +192.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.8% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is exceptionally well-served, with 7,285.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Western Australian figure of 1,623.0. It is a major hub where over 200,000 people can be reached within 45 minutes via transit.
37
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.
5.38
Higher than 79% 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).
7,285.7
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).
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
55,259
Higher than 87% 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).
205,257
Higher than 87% 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).
41
Lower than 79% 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.
Residents enjoy very quick access to transport, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 1 minute. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most areas at just 12 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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 Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50246/cannington/topic/transport