6.3% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parmelia · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Parmelia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Parmelia than across the rest of the country, where only 3.8% do so compared to a national figure of 21%. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport options for its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.3% of homes in Parmelia have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common setup is a single car, found in 40.3% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Parmelia, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is among the lowest in the region at 3.8%, well below the Western Australian figure of 7.5%. Most people drive to work, though 4.3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.8% ▲ +467.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 has 52 public transport stops and 7 routes, which is larger than about 91% of similar places. While the number of stops is well above the state figure, the transit time to the city is higher than most areas.
52
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.
8.41
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).
1,433.2
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).
7
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).
27,697
Higher than 54% 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).
67
Higher than 69% 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 4-minute walk to the nearest stop is lower than most areas. Additionally, the 27-minute drive time to the city is much lower than in most other places.
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.
27
Lower than 77% 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 Parmelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51210/parmelia/topic/transport