5.4% —
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Western Australia - Outback (South) · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Western Australia - Outback (South)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Western Australia - Outback (South) than the national figure, with only 5.5% doing so. This vast region relies heavily on private cars for travel, and very few residents use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.9% owning two and 14.5% owning three. Only 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Western Australia - Outback (South) splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.9% of residents. Only 2.4% use public transport, which is a little below the state average and has fallen since 2016.
5.5% —
Lower than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% —
Higher than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 there are 6.07 stops per 1,000 people—a little above the state average—the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian figure. Almost all available services are buses.
721
Lower than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.07
Higher than 87% 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).
228.3
Lower than 79% 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).
30
Lower than 83% 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 Western Australia - Outback (South) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/511/western-australia-outback/topic/transport