6.6% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Queens Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Queens Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 63% of working residents in Queens Park drive themselves to work. This area stands out for its strong public transport links, with a very high number of services and a short trip to the city compared to most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 38.4% having a single vehicle and 37.2% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Queens Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest at this level at 7.6%, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, only 4.2% of people work from home, a rate far below the Australian average.
4.2% ▲ +114.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.6% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 is very accessible here, with 7.43 stops per 1,000 people, well above the Western Australian figure. There are 54 stops and 21 routes, and the weekly number of departures is among the highest at this level.
54
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.
7.43
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).
3,048.4
Higher than 97% 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).
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,671
Higher than 74% 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).
73,245
Higher than 73% 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).
41
Lower than 79% 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 fast, with a drive time of just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy quick access to transit, with a typical four-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
13
Lower than 91% 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).
More for Queens Park
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Queens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51271/queens-park/topic/transport