15.6% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Midland · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Midland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Midland lack a motor vehicle than across Western Australia, with 15.6% of households getting by without one. This is one of the highest rates for the area's level and stands out against a national figure of 7.4%. The area is well served by transit, though car travel remains the most common way to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Over half of households have one vehicle, but 15.6% have none. This proportion of car-free homes is well above the Australian average of 7.4% and far above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Midland, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 60.6% as the driver. While 4.7% use public transport—a little above the national figure—only 3.5% work from home, which is far below the 21.0% seen across Australia.
3.5% ▲ +251.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Midland has a very high density of transport options, with 10.73 stops per 1,000 people and 33 different routes. Weekly departures are also far above the Western Australian figure, with 4,952 departures per 1,000 people.
68
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.73
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).
4,952.0
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).
33
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,087
Higher than 60% 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).
51,542
Higher than 65% 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).
55
Lower than 55% 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 conveniently placed, with a short 20-minute drive to the city. It is also easier to access transit here than in most areas, as the walk to the nearest stop takes just 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Midland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50947/midland/topic/transport