0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beaufort River · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Beaufort River
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Beaufort River than in the rest of the state, with 26.7% of workers doing so. This creates a stark contrast to the national figure of 21%, reflecting a local workforce that relies less on daily travel. Almost every household here owns multiple cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in Beaufort River has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the national rate of 7.4% for homes without one. Most households are well equipped, with 40.9% owning two vehicles and 36.4% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Beaufort River splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (45%) and 3 vehicles (40%), with 4 or more at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, at 26.7%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 7.5%. This explains why no one in the area uses public transport to get to work; 63.3% of those who leave the house drive themselves.
26.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
While there are 18.52 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state figure—there is only one bus route serving the area. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian average.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
18.52
Higher than 92% 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).
277.8
Higher than 74% 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.
Reaching the nearest transport stop is a challenge for locals, with a typical walk of 73 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for this type of area.
73
Higher than 93% 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 Beaufort River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50088/beaufort-river/topic/transport