5.2% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Busselton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Busselton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-thirds of workers in West Busselton drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Busselton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at just 5.1%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Only 1.1% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is well below the state average.
5.1% ▲ +68.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
West Busselton has 59 public transport stops and two routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
59
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.65
Higher than 84% 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).
247.9
Higher than 74% 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 transport stop is relatively easy, with a typical walk of 5 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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 West Busselton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51569/west-busselton/topic/transport