7.2% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Westminster · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Westminster
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 2,600 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Westminster a highly connected area. While most residents still rely on cars, the suburb has a strong transit network with very short walks to nearby stops. This makes it much easier to get around than in many other similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Western Australian figure. Most households own either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Westminster, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 5.9% of commuters, which is among the highest for this level and a little above the national figure. In contrast, only 4.7% of people work from home, a rate far below the Australian average.
4.7% ▲ +226.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 well served by 13 bus routes and 29 stops, providing some of the highest levels of transit access for its size. It is far above the state figure for weekly departures per 1,000 people, though the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the Western Australian average.
29
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.12
Higher than 74% 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).
2,616.7
Higher than 95% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,818
Higher than 73% 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).
155,380
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).
56
Lower than 53% 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.
Getting to the city is fast, with a drive time of 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Westminster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51588/westminster/topic/transport