0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Cataby · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cataby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 10% of workers use public transport in Cataby, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a high number of stops relative to its population, it remains a remote spot with a long drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 3 vehicles at 88%, ahead of No vehicle (0%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cataby, 3 vehicles is the majority at 100%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the most common way to work, though 24.2% of people walk. In a sharp contrast to the rest of the country, no one here works from home.
9.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 has far more transport stops per person than the Western Australian average, though the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure. All public transport here is provided by bus.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.71
Higher than 87% 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).
116.5
Higher than 70% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 around is challenging, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. It also takes 95 minutes to drive to the city.
28
Higher than 65% 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.
95
Higher than 66% 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 Cataby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50275/cataby/topic/transport