31.9% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Derby-West Kimberley · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Derby-West Kimberley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly one in three homes in Derby-West Kimberley have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its lack of car ownership, which shapes how people move around for work and daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 31.9% of households do not own a car, which is far above the 7.4% national figure and has risen since 2011. For those who do have vehicles, 35.5% of homes have one car, while 20.5% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Derby-West Kimberley splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and No vehicle (32%), with 2 vehicles at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a common way to get to work here, with 22.4% of people doing so, while 48.8% drive. Very few people work from home at 4.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
4.3% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -37.5%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means access to transit is much lower than most areas, with zero weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the state average of 1,623.
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
0.0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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).
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Derby-West Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52800/derby-west-kimberley/topic/transport