1.1% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Drummond Cove · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Drummond Cove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.1% of homes in Drummond Cove have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This tiny fraction highlights how essential cars are for residents in this area. While public transport is available, the vast majority of the community relies on private vehicles for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with over half of all homes owning two vehicles. Very few households get by without a car, which is a much lower rate than seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Drummond Cove, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69.9% of people as the main driver. Only 4% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure.
4.0% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Public transport access is high for a small area, with 21 stops and 13.08 stops per 1,000 people. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state average, and all services are provided by bus.
21
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.
13.08
Higher than 89% 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).
583.2
Higher than 80% 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 to a stop is relatively easy for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 5 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
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).
More for Drummond Cove
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Drummond Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50426/drummond-cove/topic/transport