9.0% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coolbellup · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Coolbellup
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Strong public transport access puts Coolbellup in the top 10% of similar areas for connectivity. While most people still rely on cars, the suburb has a much higher rate of car-free homes than most of the state. This accessibility is reflected in the very short walk to the nearest transit stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 42.7% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coolbellup, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.8% of people doing so. Most residents commute by car, and the 3.6% who use public transport is a much higher rate than in most similar areas.
5.8% ▲ +348.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.6% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 suburb is exceptionally well-served with 49 public transport stops and 7 routes, putting it among the largest for its level. With 8.6 stops per 1,000 people, this is well above the state figure of 5.48.
49
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.
8.60
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).
1,874.2
Higher than 91% 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).
47,691
Higher than 86% 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).
64,984
Higher than 71% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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.
Getting to the city by car is quicker than in most similar areas, taking about 19 minutes. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest transit stop, which typically takes only 2 minutes.
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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Coolbellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50324/coolbellup/topic/transport