1.8% ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
College Grove · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in College Grove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.8% of homes in College Grove lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work and the long drive times to the city, though public transport stops are very accessible for most residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 43.4% owning two and 19.1% owning three. This means very few homes go without a vehicle compared to the rest of Western Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In College Grove, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.3% of people as the main driver. Only 3.6% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
3.6% ▲ +130.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -43.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
The area is well served by 14 bus stops and 7 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.69
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).
1,006.0
Higher than 86% 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).
7
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.
While the drive to the city is longer than in most areas, getting to a stop on foot is very easy, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
105
Higher than 72% 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 College Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50309/college-grove/topic/transport