7.9% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Withers - Usher · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Withers - Usher
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 71% of workers in Withers - Usher drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way people get around. While most households own at least one vehicle, the area has a higher proportion of carless homes than is typical for Western Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Typical households here have one or two cars, but 7.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%, though the number of carless homes has fallen since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Withers - Usher, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very uncommon here, with only 2.1% doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Similarly, only 1.7% of people use public transport for their commute, a result slightly below both the state and national averages.
2.1% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
With 11.53 stops per 1,000 people, this area has far more public transport access points than the Western Australian average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
59
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.53
Higher than 88% 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).
958.0
Higher than 56% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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.
The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. It takes 108 minutes to drive to the city, which is among the longest travel times for this level.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
108
Higher than 90% 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 Withers - Usher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021254/withers-usher/topic/transport