22.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northbridge · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Northbridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Northbridge than in the rest of the state, with 22.1% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other options is supported by a huge number of public transport departures and a very short commute to the city. It is an area where walking and transit are common alternatives to driving.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 5%. Most households that do own a car have only one, while those with three or more are very rare.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Northbridge, 1 vehicle is the majority at 65%; No vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 11.1% of workers, well above the national figure of 3.1%. Walking is also very common, with 23.7% of people walking to work, while only 6.3% work from home, which is far below the Australian average.
6.3% ▲ +101.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.1% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
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.
Northbridge has an exceptional level of service, with 4,984.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state's 1,623. There are 10 stops and 5 routes serving the area, making it one of the most accessible places for transit users.
10
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.04
Higher than 86% 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).
4,984.5
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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
45,038
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).
281,070
Higher than 88% 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).
17
Lower than 99% 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 into the city is very fast, with a drive time of just 2 minutes. This ease of movement is mirrored by the short walk to the nearest transport stop, which takes only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
2
Lower than 99% 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 Northbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51159/northbridge/topic/transport