17
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.
Henderson · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Henderson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport stops and departures per person are found in Henderson than in other parts of Western Australia. This is a well-connected area where residents can reach the city in just 25 minutes. While it has a high number of stops, the actual number of people reachable via transit in 45 minutes remains lower than in about 58% of similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 1 vehicle at 67%, ahead of 2 vehicles (42%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Henderson, 1 vehicle is the majority at 62%; 2 vehicles is next at 38%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 46%, ahead of Car (passenger) (0%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Henderson has 17 public transport stops and two routes, putting it among the highest for these counts at this level. It is primarily served by buses, with 65,944 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Western Australian average.
472.22
Higher 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).
65,944.4
Higher 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10
Lower than 57% 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).
9,826
Lower than 59% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy here, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 25 minutes, which is much lower than most other areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
25
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
- 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 Henderson
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Henderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50624/henderson/topic/transport