13.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Murchison · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Murchison
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the workforce in Murchison walks to their jobs, reflecting a unique local travel pattern for the area. With no public transport available, residents rely entirely on walking, driving, or working from home to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 3 vehicles at 80%, ahead of 2 vehicles (40%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Murchison, 3 vehicles is the majority at 67%; 2 vehicles is next at 33%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost 46% of people walk to work, while 18% drive. Working from home is used by 13.6% of residents, which is well above the Western Australian figure but well below the national average.
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.
There are no public transport routes or stops in the area. This means departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51063/murchison/topic/transport