5.0% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Collie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Collie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport use has fallen sharply in Collie since 2011, with only 2.1% of workers now using it to get to work. Most people rely on their own cars to get around, while very few work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Collie have at least one car, and 36.6% have two. Only 5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Collie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 66% of people as the driver. Only 3.1% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
3.1% ▲ +89.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -73.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 options are very limited, with only 3 bus routes and 3 stops. This means there are far fewer departures per 1,000 people than the Western Australian average.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.34
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
4.1
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 into the city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 148 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
148
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021009/collie/topic/transport