10.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maylands · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Maylands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now rely on public transport in Maylands than in most similar areas. It is a well-connected hub where 11.8% of workers use transit to get to their jobs, a figure well above the national average of 3.1%. This accessibility makes it easier for many residents to live without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 5.0% seen across Western Australia. Over half of all households (52.6%) own just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maylands, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 29%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for its area type, while only 8.1% of people work from home. This is far below the national figure of 21%.
8.1% ▲ +216.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.8% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
The area is a major transit point with 55 stops and 7 routes, which is more than most similar places. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than in most areas, though still a little below the state average.
55
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.17
Higher than 74% 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).
1,339.0
Higher than 88% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,294
Higher than 64% 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).
121,096
Higher than 83% 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).
36
Lower than 87% 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 to the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 9 minutes. Most residents also have a short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Maylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50917/maylands/topic/transport