7.2% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Carnarvon · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Carnarvon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people work from home in South Carnarvon, with just 1.3% of the workforce doing so. This is far below the national figure and among the lowest rates for similar areas. While most residents rely on cars, the area has an unusually high number of public transport stops for its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 7.2% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →South Carnarvon splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, but 10.1% of people walk and 4.8% use public transport. The use of public transport is among the highest at this level and slightly above the national figure.
1.3% ▼ -69.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
South Carnarvon has 14.3 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. However, the 85.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average.
13
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.30
Higher than 89% 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).
85.8
Higher than 67% 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 transit point is very easy here, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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 South Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51365/south-carnarvon/topic/transport