3.2% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wheat Belt - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Wheat Belt - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of workers in Wheat Belt - North drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. Most homes here own multiple vehicles, and very few households get by without one. This reflects the limited public transport options available across the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 36.9% owning two vehicles and 13.5% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wheat Belt - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here at 11.3%, a figure well below the Australian average of 21.0%. Just 1.6% of people use public transport to get to work, which is well below the Western Australian average of 4.7%.
11.3% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 very limited, with only 1.91 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. This lack of access is seen in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much lower than most similar areas.
107
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.91
Lower than 87% 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).
18.3
Lower than 95% 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).
11
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Wheat Belt - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50902/wheat-belt-north/topic/transport