2.5% ▼ -31.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Edgewater · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Edgewater
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of working residents in Edgewater drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own multiple vehicles, the area has a strong network of public transport options. This blend of high vehicle ownership and good transit access helps residents navigate the suburb and the wider city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least two cars, with 45.3% owning exactly two. Only 2.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Edgewater, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 6.3%, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.1%. However, only 9.2% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
9.2% ▲ +201.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
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.
Edgewater is well served by 36 public transport stops and 5 routes, which is among the highest for its level. The suburb has 7.73 stops per 1,000 people, well above the Western Australian figure of 5.48.
36
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.
7.73
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).
1,382.4
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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
33,996
Higher than 58% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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.
It takes just 4 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 18 minutes, much lower than in most other similar places.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
18
Lower than 85% 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 Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50474/edgewater/topic/transport