3.5% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pemberton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pemberton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car are found in Pemberton than in most similar areas. This is a place where private transport is essential, with very few people relying on public transit to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well equipped, with 40% owning two vehicles and over 10% having four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pemberton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Just 1.4% of workers use public transport, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 4.7%. More people work from home here (16.2%) than in the rest of the state, though this is well below the national figure.
16.2% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 in Pemberton, with only 14 stops and 4 bus routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average.
14
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.69
Lower than 73% 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).
23.7
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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Pemberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501031020/pemberton/topic/transport