3.7% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Waroona · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Waroona
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in transport services defines Waroona, where there are far fewer public transport departures per person than the state figure. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, with only 3.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This highlights a strong dependence on private transport for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 37.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 30.4% having three or more. Only 3.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Waroona, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 62.2% of people commuting as a driver. Only 6.7% of people work from home, a figure far below the 21% national average, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 1.65 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures far below the Western Australian average. Most of the available services are buses, which make up 93.1% of the options.
7
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.65
Lower than 66% 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).
20.5
Lower than 61% 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).
6
Lower than 52% 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.
Getting to a transit stop is difficult for many, as the walk to the nearest one takes 40 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is about 70 minutes.
40
Higher than 70% 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.
70
Higher than 56% 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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58820/waroona/topic/transport