4.1% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kenwick · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kenwick
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Thirty-two public transport stops make Kenwick one of the best-served areas for transit infrastructure at this level. While most residents still rely on cars, there are strong links to the rest of the city through a high number of bus and train routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.2% owning two vehicles. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kenwick splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the main way to get to work, but 4.2% of people use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Working from home is rare here, with only 4.9% of workers doing so, far below the national figure of 21%.
4.9% ▲ +77.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -43.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Kenwick has a high number of transport stops and routes compared to other areas, with 5.63 stops per 1,000 people. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, and the trip to the city takes 67 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
32
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.
5.63
Higher than 80% 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).
840.1
Higher than 85% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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).
20,280
Lower than 51% 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).
67
Higher than 69% 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 drive time to the city is just 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, putting the area around the middle for its level.
10
Lower than 54% 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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Kenwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50754/kenwick/topic/transport