3.2% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Meeniyan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Meeniyan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 101-minute drive to the city defines the remote nature of Meeniyan. This is a car-dependent area where the vast majority of households own multiple vehicles to get around. While there are a few public transport options, they are used far less than in other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 38.8% owning two and 19.9% owning three. Only 3.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Meeniyan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while no one in the area commutes by public transport. Around 20.6% of workers operate from home, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
20.6% ▲ +78.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
The town has two public transport stops and one bus route, which is more than about 72% of similar areas. However, with only 56 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service levels are far below the state average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.38
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
56.0
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes 26 minutes. This is higher than most similar areas.
26
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
101
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21637/meeniyan/topic/transport