2.9% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Harvey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Harvey
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 65% of workers in Harvey drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars in this rural area. Most homes own multiple vehicles, which is necessary as public transport is very limited and the drive to the city takes around 88 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Few homes lack a car, with only 2.9% having none, a figure well below the Australian average of 7.4%. This has fallen slightly since 2011, and now 39.2% of households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Harvey, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here at 7.2%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Only 1.3% of people use public transport to get to work, a rate that has barely changed over the last decade.
7.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 scarce, with only 2.15 stops per 1,000 people and 30.9 weekly departures, both figures being far below the Western Australian average. Most of the six available routes are buses.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.15
Lower than 78% 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).
30.9
Lower than 85% 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).
6
Lower than 57% 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 around without a car is difficult, as it takes a typical resident 30 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. This is much higher than in most other areas.
30
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
88
Higher than 86% 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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021014/harvey/topic/transport