5.7% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Orana · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Orana
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap exists between the local experience and the national trend in Orana, where very few people work from home. Most residents rely on cars to get around, and while public transport options are available, they are rarely used for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Orana have at least one car, with 43% having just one and 32.2% having two. Around 5.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Orana, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with 71.5% as the driver and 6.3% as a passenger. Only 2.3% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
2.3% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Orana has 9 public transport stops and 2 bus routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.42
Higher than 75% 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).
240.8
Higher than 74% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest public transport stop is easier here than in most similar areas, with a typical walk of 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.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Orana
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51184/orana/topic/transport