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Transport & Vehicles in Page

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop makes Page one of the most accessible areas for transit users. While most people still rely on cars, about 9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the territory average.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly one in ten homes (8.7%) have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 47.3% of households.

8.7% ▼ -21.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Page, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (9%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 61.3% of residents, while 5.2% use public transport, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. Only 9.5% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average.

9.5% ▲ +292.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

5.2% ▼ -39.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In Page, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Page has 14 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. However, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is far below the territory figure.

4.58

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).

703.7

Higher than 82% 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).

13,699

Higher than 65% 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).

75,861

Higher than 73% 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).

52

Lower than 61% 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.

The area is very close to the city, with a typical drive time of only 11 minutes. This is among the lowest times for areas at this level.

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.

11

Lower than 94% 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 Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80106/page/topic/transport