0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Witchcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Witchcliffe
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Six out of ten homes in Witchcliffe have two motor vehicles, making car ownership the dominant way people get around. While the area is heavily reliant on cars, 15.4% of the workforce operates from home, which is well above the Western Australian figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 61.1% of homes owning two vehicles. No homes in the area are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the national and state figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Witchcliffe, 2 vehicles is the majority at 63%; 1 vehicle is next at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 57.5% of residents. While 15.4% work from home, another 3.2% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
15.4% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▲ +72.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
The area has two public transport stops and one route, which is more than 72% of similar areas. However, there are only 45.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far below the state figure.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.13
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).
45.5
Higher than 62% 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.
Accessing transit is difficult for those on foot, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 45 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
45
Higher than 77% 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.
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).
More for Witchcliffe
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Witchcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51624/witchcliffe/topic/transport