8.4% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fremantle (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Fremantle (South Metropolitan)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fremantle (South Metropolitan) stands out among similar areas for its high reliance on public transport and low car ownership. Around 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the state figure. This shift away from cars is supported by an exceptionally high number of transit services compared to the rest of Western Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes here go without a car than in most other areas, with 8.4% having no motor vehicle. For those who do own them, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 41.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fremantle (South Metropolitan), the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most similar areas at 4.8%. Meanwhile, only 9.7% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average.
9.7% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% —
Higher than 80% 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.
Access to transit is among the highest in the region, with 7.27 stops per 1,000 people. This is well above the state average and is matched by weekly departures that are far above the Western Australian figure.
319
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.27
Higher than 92% 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).
3,390.8
Higher than 99% 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).
27
Higher than 51% 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 Fremantle (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52205/fremantle/topic/transport