7.5% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Shoalwater · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Shoalwater
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in Shoalwater compared to the national figure, with only 7.7% doing so. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport stops relative to its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes in Shoalwater have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Shoalwater, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work mostly involves driving, as 60.6% of people are drivers. Those using public transport make up 4.5% of workers, which is among the highest for areas of this size.
7.7% ▲ +128.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 28 public transport stops and 2 routes, both of which are higher than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
28
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.41
Higher than 83% 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).
777.7
Higher than 83% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
12,039
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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop and a 38-minute drive to the city, both of which are lower than most areas.
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.
38
Lower than 69% 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 Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51348/shoalwater/topic/transport