1.1% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gelorup · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Gelorup
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Gelorup go without a car, which is a common trend across most similar areas. With only 1.1% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, the area relies heavily on private transport. This dependency is clear as the vast majority of residents drive to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 40.4% owning two and over 20% having four or more. The 1.1% of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gelorup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 69% of workers drive themselves to work, while only 5.7% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Just 1.5% use public transport, which is a little below the national average.
5.7% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This leaves Gelorup far below the Western Australian figure for stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 around is a challenge for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 73 minutes. It also takes 110 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most similar areas.
73
Higher than 93% 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.
110
Higher than 75% 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)).
- 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 Gelorup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50533/gelorup/topic/transport