9.5% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yakamia · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Yakamia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 71% of working residents in Yakamia drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area has a notably high number of households without any motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes in Yakamia have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 39.2% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Yakamia, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here at 4.2%, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%. Only 0.7% of people use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national figure.
4.2% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
Yakamia has 14 public transport stops and two bus routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.63
Higher than 76% 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).
224.8
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).
2
Higher than 75% 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 to a transit stop is relatively easy for residents, with a typical walk of just 4 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Yakamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51660/yakamia/topic/transport