31.7% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Derby - West Kimberley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Derby - West Kimberley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of homes live without a car in Derby - West Kimberley than across the rest of the country. Nearly 32% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national rate of 7.4%. This lack of private transport is matched by a near total absence of public transit options in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 31.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and rose slightly since 2016. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 35.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Derby - West Kimberley splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and No vehicle (32%), with 2 vehicles at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a common way to get to work here, used by 22.3% of people, while only 2.3% use public transport. Very few people work from home at 4.4%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
4.4% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
There are no public transport routes or stops in the area, leaving the community with far fewer options than the state average. This is reflected in the zero weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 Derby - West Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011263/derby-west-kimberley/topic/transport