4.0% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Augusta · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Augusta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 60% of workers in Augusta drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most households have at least one vehicle, the town relies heavily on private transport due to very limited public options. This creates a strong dependence on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Augusta have one or two vehicles, with 40.3% owning two. Only 4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Augusta splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (40%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A small number of people use public transport to get to work, while 11.7% work from home. This working-from-home rate is well above the Western Australian figure but well below the national average.
11.7% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 one bus route and two stops available. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
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.
1.37
Higher than 63% 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).
15.0
Higher than 59% 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 to public transport is difficult for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 22 minutes. This is higher than most similar areas.
22
Higher than 60% 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.
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 Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50038/augusta/topic/transport