6.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Furnissdale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Furnissdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A reliance on cars defines daily life in Furnissdale, where 64.4% of workers drive themselves to the job. While the area has a high number of bus stops, very few residents use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 41.7% having just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Furnissdale, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at 6.1%, which is far below the national figure. Public transport use for work is also low at 0.9%, though this is still higher than in most similar areas.
6.1% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -78.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Furnissdale has 13 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
13
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.25
Higher than 88% 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).
705.9
Higher than 82% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,599
Higher than 53% 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).
6,599
Lower than 63% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 50 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 15 minutes.
15
Higher than 53% 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.
50
Lower than 62% 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 Furnissdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50523/furnissdale/topic/transport