10.1% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Victoria Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Victoria Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 6-minute drive to the city makes Victoria Park a highly accessible hub for commuters. This connectivity is reflected in the high number of residents who ditch the car for public transport and the fact that 10.1% of homes have no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes here lack a motor vehicle than in most other areas. About 10.1% of households have no car, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Victoria Park, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is a popular choice for 15.5% of workers, a figure far above the national average of 3.1%. Meanwhile, only 7.6% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
7.6% ▲ +221.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
15.5% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 is exceptionally well-served by transit, with 52 stops and 19 routes. This high density of services means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state average, and the typical trip to the city takes much less time than in most other areas.
52
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.57
Higher than 80% 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).
4,050.7
Higher 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).
19
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,614
Higher than 80% 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).
152,596
Higher than 86% 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).
34
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily travel is efficient here, with a very short 6-minute drive to the city. Most residents also have a very short walk to the nearest transport stop, typically taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
6
Lower than 99% 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 Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51490/victoria-park/topic/transport