6.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Guildford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Well above the state average for public transport use, Guildford is a highly connected hub where 8.4% of workers commute via transit. The area stands out for its exceptional accessibility, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. Most households own one or two cars, with 41.1% having a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Guildford, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, reaching 8.4%—well above the national figure of 3.1%. While 12.1% of people work from home, this is well below the Australian average.
12.1% ▲ +113.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.4% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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.
Guildford has a very high density of services, with 19 stops and 9.31 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. This high level of access means the typical transit time to the city is 40 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
19
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.31
Higher than 87% 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).
1,517.2
Higher than 89% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
51,542
Higher than 87% 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).
63,661
Higher than 70% 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).
40
Lower than 81% 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.
Getting into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of 16 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very short commutes to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
16
Lower than 87% 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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50594/guildford/topic/transport