9.0% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Karawara · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Karawara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher number of people now use public transport in Karawara than in most similar areas. While 9% of homes have no motor vehicle—well above the Western Australian figure—the suburb is exceptionally well connected. This accessibility is seen in the high number of transit stops and short trip times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of Karawara homes do not have a motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state figure of 5%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is having one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Karawara splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8.2% of people doing so. Most residents drive to work, though the 5.6% who use public transport is among the highest for this type of area.
8.2% ▲ +224.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
Public transport access is a major strength, with 11.4 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 5.48. This is supported by 21 stops and 4 routes, all of which are buses.
21
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.
11.40
Higher than 88% 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).
5,079.3
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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
26,228
Higher than 79% 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).
102,428
Higher than 79% 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).
45
Lower than 73% 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 very efficient, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Residents also have excellent local access, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 Karawara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50724/karawara/topic/transport