54.5% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greys Plain · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Greys Plain
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all homes in Greys Plain have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This lack of private transport is a defining feature for the area, where residents rely on other ways to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 54.5% of homes have no vehicle, a rate far above Western Australia's 5.0%. For those who do own a car, the most common situation is having just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Greys Plain, No vehicle is the majority at 60%; 1 vehicle is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area works from home or uses public transport to get to work, both of which are well below state and national figures. Instead, 35% of workers drive and 30% walk.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 12.82 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average, though weekly departures are far below Western Australia's figure. All available public transport is provided by bus.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.82
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).
153.8
Higher than 72% 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 the nearest stop is a challenge for some, with a typical walk of 28 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
28
Higher than 65% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Greys Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50591/greys-plain/topic/transport