4.7% —
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mid West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Mid West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in service frequency defines the Mid West, where weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, with only 1.8% of the workforce using public transport to commute. This creates a landscape where private vehicle ownership is essential for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in the Mid West has a motor vehicle, with 38.3% of households owning two. Only 4.7% of homes have no vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mid West splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive themselves to work (64.6%), while only 1.8% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure. Working from home is rare here at 6.1%, far below the 21% seen across Australia.
6.1% —
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% —
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 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.
While the Mid West has a higher number of stops per 1,000 people (6.62) than the state average, these services are infrequent. All public transport is provided by buses, but weekly departures are far below the state average.
364
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.62
Higher 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).
276.8
Lower than 68% 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).
13
Lower than 73% 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 Mid West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51104/mid-west/topic/transport