Gnowangerup · Council (LGA)

Transport & Vehicles in Gnowangerup

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Very few homes in Gnowangerup lack a car, making it one of the lowest areas for vehicle-less households. This high level of car ownership is matched by a tiny number of people using public transport to get to work.

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📍 Gnowangerup, Council (LGA)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 2.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 39.4% having two and 20.6% owning four or more.

2.1% ▼ -54.3%

Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 2.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Gnowangerup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common for 16.6% of residents, which is well above the state average. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.5%.

16.6% ▼ -7.8%

Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 16.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.5% ▼ -39.2%

Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

How people get to work

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In Gnowangerup, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 19%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are 4.12 public transport stops per 1,000 people, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure. All available public transport is provided by bus.

4.12

Higher than 60% 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).

6.6

Lower than 74% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Walking to the nearest stop takes a typical 70 minutes, which is among the highest times for this level of area.

70

Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.

Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.

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)).
  • Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53640/gnowangerup/topic/transport