42.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Walebing · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Walebing
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has become a dominant trend in Walebing, with 42.3% of the workforce now doing so. This is far above the national figure of 21%, marking a major shift in how people in the area manage their daily professional lives.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 29%, ahead of 4 or more (29%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Walebing splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 4 or more (36%), with 3 vehicles at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost half of workers in Walebing work from home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Other residents mostly drive themselves to work (53.8%) or walk (11.5%), while public transport use is well below the state and national figures.
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.
While Walebing has one bus route and one stop—which is more than most similar areas—service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
25.64
Higher than 95% 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).
205.1
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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
Getting around is challenging as the walk to the nearest stop takes 47 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also high at 99 minutes.
47
Higher than 78% 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.
99
Higher than 68% 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 Walebing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51503/walebing/topic/transport