4.7% ▼ -59.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murdoch · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Murdoch
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few areas at this level compare to Murdoch for its exceptional public transport connectivity. The area is a major transit hub with 45 stops and 26 different routes, making it much easier to get around than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though about 4.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Murdoch splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 5.2% of workers use public transport, which is among the highest for similar areas. However, only 7.5% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average.
7.5% ▲ +142.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
The area is highly accessible, with 13.42 stops per 1,000 people and over 10,000 weekly departures, which is far above the state average. This high level of service means the travel time to the city is much lower than in most areas.
45
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.
13.42
Higher than 89% 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).
10,092.2
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).
26
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,017
Higher than 80% 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).
189,486
Higher than 87% 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).
39
Lower than 83% 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.
A short 14-minute drive connects residents to the city, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 57% 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.
14
Lower than 90% 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 Murdoch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51064/murdoch/topic/transport