2.4% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Harvey · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Harvey
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car ownership has remained steady in Harvey, with only 2.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is a place where most people rely on their own transport, as very few people work from home compared to the national figure. This trend is consistent with the long travel times required to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in Harvey has a car, with 42.5% owning two vehicles. Only 2.4% of households are without a motor vehicle, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Harvey, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.3% of people as the driver. Only 5.2% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
5.2% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Buses make up nearly all public transport here, with 106 stops across the area. While the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the Western Australian figure.
106
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.71
Higher than 55% 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).
292.2
Higher than 65% 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).
9
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Reaching the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 97 minutes. This lack of proximity is mirrored in public transport access, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 63 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
63
Higher than 88% 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.
97
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53990/harvey/topic/transport