6.6% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Roebourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Roebourne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer public transport options are available in Roebourne than in most similar areas. While many residents rely on cars, 8.1% of workers still use public transport to get to their jobs. This is well above the national figure, despite a significant drop since 2016.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have more than one car, with 44.1% owning two vehicles. Around 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Western Australian figure but has fallen slightly since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Roebourne, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 54.8% of people as the driver. Very few people work from home at 2.0%, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
2.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.1% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 limited here, with only two routes and 10 stops in total. This results in just 27.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 1,623.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.93
Lower than 80% 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).
27.8
Lower than 85% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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 Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510031273/roebourne/topic/transport