4.8% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Churchlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 1,500 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people serve Churchlands, a rate higher than most similar areas. This high level of access supports a community where nearly 97% of public transit users rely on buses to get around.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 41.9% having two vehicles and 11.8% having three. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is lower than most areas.
4.8% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Churchlands (North Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 58.5% of residents. While 11.0% work from home, 5.7% use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas.
11.0% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
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.
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is well served by 226 stops and 25 routes, with 5.09 stops per 1,000 people. This access is higher than most areas and sits about the same as the Western Australian figure.
226
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.09
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,521.3
Higher than 70% of state electorate 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).
25
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Churchlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51504/churchlands/topic/transport