6.9% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Far West and Orana · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Far West and Orana
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in Far West and Orana than in most other areas. The region relies heavily on private cars, with 71% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This dependence is clear in the way people get to work and the very limited transit services available across the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, and 36% of households own two. The number of homes without a motor vehicle fell to 6.9% in 2021, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Far West and Orana splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 65.3% of people as the driver. Only 0.5% use public transport, and the 10.2% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
10.2% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 very limited, with only 4.3 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures are much lower than most areas and far below the state figure, with buses making up 99.8% of the available services.
497
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.30
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
267.7
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) 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).
58
Lower than 68% of region (sa4) 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 Far West and Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/105/far-west-and-orana/topic/transport