2.7% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pinjarra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pinjarra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 60% of workers in Pinjarra drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars in this rural area. Very few homes get by without a vehicle, and the typical resident faces a long 55-minute drive to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own at least two vehicles, with 35.9% having exactly two and 16.8% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Pinjarra splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 2.2% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Working from home is also uncommon, with 7.3% of residents doing so, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
7.3% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Pinjarra has 73 public transport stops, which is well above the Western Australia average. However, this does not translate to frequent service, as weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.11
Higher than 84% 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).
315.8
Lower than 69% 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).
10,263
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
10,263
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, with a typical 71-minute walk to the nearest stop, among the highest for similar areas. The drive time to the city is 55 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
71
Higher than 99% 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.
55
Higher than 75% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011029/pinjarra/topic/transport