0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Plains · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Plains
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 32% of homes in The Plains have four or more motor vehicles, making cars essential for this area. This is a place where residents rely heavily on their own transport to get around, especially given the long distance to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 31.8% of homes owning four or more vehicles. Notably, not a single home in the area is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Plains, the largest group is 4 or more at 33%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 2 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 56.7% of residents, though 23.3% walk. While 16.7% work from home—well above the Western Australian figure—no one here uses public transport for their commute.
16.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means there are far fewer services per person than across Western Australia, leaving residents with no local transit options.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
Travel is a major commitment for those heading to the city, with a typical drive time of 127 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
127
Higher than 85% 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 The Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51444/the-plains/topic/transport