0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Robinson · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Robinson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Every single home in Robinson has at least one motor vehicle, making car ownership a necessity for daily life. While there are a few public transport options available, the area remains heavily reliant on private cars for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 83.4% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This is reflected in the fact that no homes in the area are without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Robinson, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 3 vehicles (28%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 71.3% of workers acting as the driver. Those who work from home make up 10.5% of the workforce, which is a little above the Western Australian figure but far below the national average.
10.5% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
The area has more stops and routes than many similar places, though the 35.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. All public transport services here are provided by bus.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.31
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).
35.9
Higher than 61% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 a stop is not quick, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 22 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
22
Higher than 60% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Robinson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51300/robinson/topic/transport