5.6% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher levels of public transport use and access than most similar areas define Cottesloe. While most people still drive, the area stands out for its high number of transit stops and frequent services. This makes it a well-connected hub within the North Metropolitan region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.1% owning two vehicles. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, at 7.7%, which is well above the national figure. While 14.2% of people work from home—well above the state average—over half of the workforce still commute by driving.
14.2% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.7% —
Higher than 92% 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is very well served, with 6.10 stops per 1,000 people and 1,763.5 weekly departures, both of which are much higher than most other areas. Busses carry the vast majority of passengers, making up 86.4% of public transport trips.
269
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.10
Higher than 80% 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).
1,763.5
Higher than 78% 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).
20
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51804/cottesloe/topic/transport