1.4% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Geraldton - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Geraldton - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single home in Geraldton - North relies on a car to get around. Only 1.4% of households lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure and shows a community where private transport is essential for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 45% of homes owning two vehicles and another 27% having one. The tiny proportion of homes without a car has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Geraldton - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 70.4% of people commuting as the driver. Very few people work from home at 4.0%, a figure far below the Australian average.
4.0% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
While Geraldton - North has 75 public transport stops—far more per person than the state average—these are all buses with very few weekly departures compared to the rest of Western Australia.
75
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.78
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).
369.9
Lower than 67% 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.
Walking to a stop is a challenge in this area, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 62 minutes, which is among the highest times seen in similar areas.
62
Higher than 96% 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 Geraldton - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041287/geraldton-north/topic/transport