5.6% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Perth (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in South Perth (South Metropolitan)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 2,300 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make South Perth a highly connected area. While most homes own at least one car, the suburb stands out for its high use of transit and strong access to bus services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, with 42.1% owning one and 37.8% owning two. About 5.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is about the same as the Western Australian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →South Perth (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 8.2%, though this fell slightly since 2016. Working from home rose to 10.3% over the same period, which remains far below the Australian average.
10.3% —
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.2% —
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 6.61 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of access is reflected in the number of departures, which is well above the Western Australian figure, with buses making up 98.5% of the services.
286
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.61
Higher than 87% 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).
2,373.2
Higher than 89% 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).
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 South Perth (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54905/south-perth/topic/transport