2.7% ▼ -44.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northampton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Northampton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 60% of workers in Northampton drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most households own multiple cars, a small number of people rely on the town's bus services for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least two cars, with 39.3% owning two and 19% owning three. Only 2.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Northampton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at just 8.1%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. However, 5.5% of people use public transport to get to work, a rate that is a little above the national average.
8.1% ▲ +66.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.5% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
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.
The town relies entirely on buses for its public transport. While it has more stops and routes than about 72% of similar areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian average.
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.
2.41
Higher than 67% 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).
7.2
Higher than 58% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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 the nearest public transport stop is relatively easy, with a typical walking time of 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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).
More for Northampton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Northampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51158/northampton/topic/transport