7.9% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narrogin · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 70% of people in Narrogin drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. While most homes own at least one vehicle, a growing number of households now get by without one.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.9% of households in Narrogin have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and rose 2.7 points since 2011. For those with cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home, at 41%.
7.9% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Narrogin, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 2.3%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for work is also low at 1.5%, though this is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.3% ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515027/narrogin/topic/transport