5.0% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northam · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Northam
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people are living without cars in Northam, as the share of homes with no motor vehicle fell to 5.0% since 2011. This reflects a community that relies heavily on private transport to get around. Most households now own at least one car, with nearly 36% owning two.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is the same as the Western Australian figure. Car ownership is common, as 11.1% of households have four or more vehicles and 16.1% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Northam splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 6.7% of people doing so—a figure far below the own Australian average of 21.0%. Most people drive to work, while only 1.0% use public transport, which is well below the state average.
6.7% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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 weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the Western Australian figure. While there are 7 different routes, the 30 available stops are mostly buses (93.0%) and a few trains (7.0%).
30
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.64
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).
43.1
Lower than 84% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes an average of 79 minutes, which is among the highest times seen for areas at this level.
79
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.
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 Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021243/northam/topic/transport