6.4% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hackett · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hackett
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 9-minute drive to the city makes Hackett one of the most accessible areas in the region. While most residents rely on cars, there is a notable trend toward active transport and a small number of homes without any motor vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.4% of homes in Hackett have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households keep one or two cars, with 43.1% having a single vehicle and 36.1% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hackett, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Ten percent of workers cycle to their jobs, while 13.8% work from home, a figure slightly above the territory average. Public transport use for commuting is at 3.0%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
13.8% ▲ +235.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -54.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
The area is well-served by 12 bus stops and a single route, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still far below the territory figure of 1,464.3.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.72
Higher than 72% 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).
579.8
Higher than 80% 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).
8,603
Higher than 56% 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).
41,383
Higher than 61% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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 very quick, with a typical drive time of just 9 minutes. This ease of movement is helped by the fact that the walk to the nearest transport stop is only one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Hackett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80069/hackett/topic/transport