Halls Creek · Council (LGA)

Transport & Vehicles in Halls Creek

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

Nearly half of all households in Halls Creek have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This lack of car ownership is a defining feature of the area, as many residents rely on walking to get around.

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📍 Halls Creek, Council (LGA)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 47.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen since 2011. Only 12.9% of households own two vehicles, and 34% have just one.

47.4% ▲ +15.0%

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 41.2%
  • 2016: 43.4%
  • 2021: 47.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Halls Creek, the largest group is No vehicle at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 2 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is the most common way to get to work for 35.8% of residents, while 35% drive themselves. Very few people work from home at 3.2%, a figure far below the Australian national average.

3.2% ▼ -14.2%

Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

2.7% ▼ -45.6%

Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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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Halls Creek splits fairly evenly between Walked (42%) and Car (driver) (41%), with Car (passenger) at 10%.

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport stops or routes in Halls Creek, leaving it far below the Western Australian average for transit access.

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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).

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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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53920/halls-creek/topic/transport