1.0% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hammond Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hammond Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all homes in Hammond Park have two motor vehicles, making it a heavily car-dependent area. While most residents rely on driving, the suburb has a high number of public transport stops compared to similar places. This creates a mix where cars are the primary choice, but transit options are readily available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 1% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own at least one vehicle, and 12.4% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hammond Park, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 64.5% as the driver. Only 6.9% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%, while 5.3% use public transport.
6.9% ▲ +269.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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.
Hammond Park has more stops and routes than about 85% of similar areas, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most. However, these services are entirely bus-based and the number of stops is far below the Western Australian figure.
22
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.
3.15
Higher than 70% 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).
555.6
Higher than 79% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
17,454
Lower than 53% 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).
56
Lower than 53% 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 area is very accessible, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute, which is much lower than most areas. Driving to the city is also faster than in most similar places, taking about 21 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
21
Lower than 82% 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).
More for Hammond Park
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hammond Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50610/hammond-park/topic/transport