2.3% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.3% of homes in Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national rate. This heavy reliance on private cars is common for the region, as public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 37.5% having two and 13.7% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen since 2016, leaving it much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 14% work from home, which is well above the Western Australian figure. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 1.5%.
14.0% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 sparse, with only 13 stops and 5 bus routes across the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
13
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.29
Lower than 77% 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).
11.3
Lower than 92% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041292/northampton-mullewa-greenough/topic/transport