12.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Meekatharra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Meekatharra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of households without cars shapes daily life in Meekatharra, where 12.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While car use is common, a surprisingly high proportion of the local workforce relies on walking or public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. This is a slight improvement from 2016, when 14.9% of households were without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Meekatharra, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a major way to get to work for 19% of people, while 9.5% use public transport, a figure well above the Australian average of 3.1%. Conversely, only 6.6% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
6.6% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.5% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 to a single bus route with 10 stops. This results in only 7.6 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.
3.17
Lower than 67% 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).
7.6
Lower than 95% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041290/meekatharra/topic/transport