3.0% ▼ -51.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Somerville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in Somerville compared to the national figure. While most residents rely on cars, the area has more public transport stops and routes than many similar places, providing a basic level of connectivity for the community.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 41.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.8% having four or more. Only 3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Somerville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with 71.1% being the driver and 7.6% a passenger. Only 3.4% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average.
3.4% ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 15 stops and 2 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most similar areas, though still far below the state figure.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.60
Higher than 72% 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).
226.9
Higher than 73% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 7 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this size.
7
Lower than 61% 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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51359/somerville/topic/transport