7.4% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nollamara · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Nollamara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Quick trips to the city and excellent transit access define daily travel in Nollamara. The area is very well connected, with a short 11-minute drive to the city and a high number of public transport routes making it easier for residents to get around without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. While most households own one or two cars, this figure is slightly above the Western Australian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Nollamara, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for areas like this, with 7.4% of workers using it—well above the national figure. Conversely, only 5.0% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
5.0% ▲ +150.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.4% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
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.
Nollamara has one of the highest numbers of public transport stops and routes for its size. This makes the area highly accessible, with 147,872 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit, though the 4.15 stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average.
53
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.
4.15
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).
2,255.2
Higher than 93% 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).
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
36,884
Higher than 86% 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).
147,872
Higher than 86% 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).
48
Lower than 68% 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 efficient, with a drive time of just 11 minutes. Residents also enjoy excellent local access, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes only one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 Nollamara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51122/nollamara/topic/transport