5.9% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Bunbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
South Bunbury stands out from similar areas for its high level of public transport access. While 82 stops serve the area, very few people actually use them for their daily commute. Most residents rely on cars, though a small number of homes have no vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one or two vehicles per household.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →South Bunbury splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.2% of workers use public transport to get to work, and just 5.1% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. The vast majority of people drive, with 68.7% commuting as the driver.
5.1% ▲ +115.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -46.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
With 82 stops and 8 routes, the area has a much higher number of stops per person than most similar places and far above the Western Australia average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
82
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.31
Higher than 87% 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).
768.9
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).
8
Higher than 86% 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.
Residents have very quick access to transit, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. In contrast, the drive time to the city is 104 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
104
Higher than 71% 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)).
- 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 South Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51363/south-bunbury/topic/transport