2.9% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Esperance Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Esperance Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 3% of homes lack a car in Esperance Surrounds, a figure well below the Australian average. Most residents rely on private vehicles to get around, though a notable number of people work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 36.7% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.7% having four or more. Only 2.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is lower than most areas and barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Esperance Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 4 or more (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 17.9% of people work from home, which is far above the Western Australian figure, though this fell 5.6 points since 2016. While 48.8% drive to work, 4.6% use public transport, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
17.9% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 6.81 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. However, with only 4 bus routes, weekly departures are far below the Western Australian figure.
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.81
Higher than 81% 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).
37.6
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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 Esperance Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511011275/esperance-surrounds/topic/transport