7.8% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gosnells · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Gosnells
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Gosnells than in the rest of the country, with only 3.5% doing so. While the area has a high number of transport stops, it remains heavily reliant on cars for commuting. This mix of strong infrastructure and traditional work patterns defines how people move through the suburb.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. For those who do own cars, 40.1% of households have one vehicle and 33.8% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gosnells, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the national figure of 21.0%, and well below the state's 7.5%. Most people rely on cars, with 68.7% driving to work, though the 4.0% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.5% ▲ +108.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
Gosnells has a high number of transport stops and routes compared to similar areas, with 6.57 stops per 1,000 people. However, weekly departures are well below the state figure, and the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
139
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 84% 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).
1,188.0
Higher than 87% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,146
Higher than 75% 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).
54,682
Higher than 67% 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).
76
Higher than 83% 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.
The drive time to the city is 24 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
24
Lower than 79% 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 Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50574/gosnells/topic/transport