1.2% ▼ -66.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gnowangerup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gnowangerup
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport access defines Gnowangerup, where only 1.2% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, reflecting a strong reliance on private cars to get around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, and many have several, with 19.3% of households owning four or more vehicles. The share of homes without a car has fallen to just 1.2%, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gnowangerup, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, though 19.4% work from home, a figure far above the Western Australian average of 7.5%. Only 1.5% of the workforce use public transport, which is well below the state figure.
19.4% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▲ +117.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
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, with just 3 routes and 9 stops available. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
9
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.14
Lower than 67% 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).
5.6
Lower than 96% 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).
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011229/gnowangerup/topic/transport