2.7% ▼ -49.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dowerin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dowerin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes in Dowerin are without a car than in 2011, as the area relies heavily on private vehicles. Only 2.7% of households lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This high level of car ownership is essential in a place where the drive to the city takes about 123 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 36.4% owning two and 11.7% owning four or more. Only 2.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Western Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dowerin splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 57.8% of people as the driver. While 14.6% work from home—well above the state figure—only 1.0% use public transport, which is well below the Western Australian average.
14.6% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 only 8 stops and one bus route. There are 2.1 public transport stops per 1,000 people and 5.3 weekly departures, both of which are far below the Western Australian figures.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.10
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).
5.3
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).
1
Lower than 93% 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 is dominated by private travel, as the drive time to the city is among the highest for similar areas at 123 minutes.
123
Higher than 93% 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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021238/dowerin/topic/transport