21.7% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
New Norcia · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in New Norcia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift towards remote work is the main story for New Norcia, where 21.7% of people now work from home. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 7.5%. While the area has more transport stops per person than most, the actual frequency of services is very low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 44%, ahead of 3 vehicles (31%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In New Norcia, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (31%) and 4 or more (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Instead, the majority of workers drive, while 21.7% work from home.
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.
New Norcia has 17.54 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, with only one bus route, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure.
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.
17.54
Higher than 91% 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).
140.4
Higher than 72% 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 is slow, with a 30-minute walk to the nearest stop and a typical drive time of 89 minutes to reach the city.
30
Higher than 67% 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.
89
Higher than 62% 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 New Norcia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51107/new-norcia/topic/transport