4.0% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bunbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Bunbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over two thirds of workers in Bunbury drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has a good number of transport stops, very few people use public transit or work from home compared to national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 39.8% having two. Only 4.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bunbury, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 4.7% doing so—far below the 21.0% national figure. Public transport use for commuting is also low at 1.8%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Bunbury has 537 public transport stops, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
537
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.99
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
446.7
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
20
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is 113 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
113
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50102/bunbury/topic/transport