8.2% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Orelia · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Orelia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Orelia now live without a car than in most similar areas. While 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, the suburb is well-served by public transport with 43 stops, which is among the highest counts for an area of this size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle for 39.9% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Orelia, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 3.1% of people doing so, a figure far below the national average of 21.0%. Most residents rely on cars, as 65.2% drive themselves to work.
3.1% ▲ +158.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -47.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Public transport access is strong with 9.48 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 5.48. All available routes are bus services, though the trip to the city takes 63 minutes, which is longer than in most areas.
43
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.
9.48
Higher than 87% 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).
1,515.5
Higher than 89% 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).
11,286
Higher than 61% 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).
11,286
Lower than 57% 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).
63
Higher than 62% 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 3-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than in most areas. For those driving, the 26-minute trip to the city is also much lower than the usual time for similar suburbs.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
26
Lower than 78% 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 Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51189/orelia/topic/transport