9.2% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carnarvon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carnarvon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 9% of homes in Carnarvon have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While the town has a high number of transport stops, very few people use them for daily travel, and most residents rely on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of households have no car, a figure that is well above the Western Australian rate of 5.0%. For those with vehicles, the most common setup is one or two cars, with 36.6% of homes owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Carnarvon splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 9.7% work from home. This number of home-workers has risen slightly since 2016, though it remains far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.7% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Carnarvon has 9.22 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, there are very few actual trips available, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the Western Australian figure.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.22
Higher than 87% 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).
81.2
Lower than 82% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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 to a stop takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 6 minutes to the nearest transit point.
6
Higher than 57% 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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511021276/carnarvon/topic/transport