3.0% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Margaret River · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Margaret River
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport access defines Margaret River, where weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, as the area lacks the transit frequency found in the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 44% of households own two. Only 3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Margaret River, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 58.7% of people as the driver. Only 10% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average.
10.0% ▲ +72.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only one bus route and one stop serving the area. This means weekly departures are far below the state 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.
0.11
Higher than 58% 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).
2.5
Higher than 57% 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 a stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 34 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
34
Higher than 70% 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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50903/margaret-river/topic/transport