3.1% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Craigie · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Craigie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Twenty-seven public transport stops serve Craigie, which is more than 91% of similar areas. While most people rely on cars, the suburb has a strong network of bus routes and a very short walk to the nearest stop. This makes it easier for residents to get around compared to many other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 42.4% owning two. Only 3.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Craigie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.1% of people as the driver. Only 7.1% of residents work from home, a figure that is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average.
7.1% ▲ +176.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Craigie has 9 public transport routes and 4.18 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level and a little above the Western Australian figure.
27
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.18
Higher than 74% 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).
1,864.8
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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,556
Higher than 59% 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).
29,754
Higher than 56% 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).
61
Higher than 58% 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.
The suburb is well-connected, with a drive time to the city of just 20 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It is also easier to access transit here, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Craigie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50350/craigie/topic/transport