Davenport · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Davenport

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A significant increase in public transport options has shaped how people move through Davenport since 2011. The area now has 125 stops per 1,000 people, a figure that stands far above the Western Australian average and is among the highest for similar areas.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 133%, ahead of 1 vehicle (100%).

Motor vehicles per home

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In Davenport, 2 vehicles is the majority at 57%; 1 vehicle is next at 43%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 0%, ahead of Car (passenger) (0%).

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While the area has a high number of stops and routes compared to most, the 1,250 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the state figure. All available public transport here is provided by buses.

125.00

Higher than 99% 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).

1,250.0

Higher than 88% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around remains a challenge for many, as the 34-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most areas. Additionally, the drive time to the city is 102 minutes, which is higher than most other places.

34

Higher than 70% 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.

102

Higher than 70% 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

  • 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 Davenport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50395/davenport/topic/transport