4.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Usher · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Usher
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 109-minute drive to the city defines the remote nature of Usher, where residents rely heavily on private cars. Most homes have at least two vehicles to manage the long distance to urban centres. While public transport options exist, they are rarely used for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 40.6% of homes in Usher have two motor vehicles, and 12.3% have three. Only 4.9% of households have no vehicle, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Usher, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.1% as the driver and 7.2% as a passenger. Very few people work from home at 1.8%, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
1.8% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Usher has 18 public transport stops, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. However, the 641.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.42
Higher than 86% 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).
641.1
Higher than 81% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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.
Residents can walk to the nearest stop in just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. This quick access contrasts with the very long drive time to the city.
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.
109
Higher than 74% 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).
More for Usher
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Usher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51485/usher/topic/transport