3.5% —
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Pilbara · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in West Pilbara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport availability separates West Pilbara from the rest of the state. Only 3.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most residents rely heavily on private cars to get around this vast region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 43.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 25.3% owning three or more. Only 3.5% of households are without a vehicle, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Pilbara, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.4% of people, while only 2.6% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is 8.3%, well above the national average but down significantly from 25.3% in 2016.
2.6% —
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.3% —
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 two routes and 20 stops across the region. This results in just 11.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 1,623.
20
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.68
Lower than 95% 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).
11.1
Lower than 97% 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).
2
Lower than 96% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in West Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51003/west-pilbara/topic/transport