20.6% ▲ +63.4%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Roebourne · Urban Centre
Transport & Vehicles in Roebourne
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Roebourne now lack a car than in 2011, with 20.6% of households currently without a vehicle. This lack of transport is a standout feature for the area, as it is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About one in five homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.4% national figure. For those who do own cars, 31.2% of homes have two vehicles, while 28.1% have just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Roebourne splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (32%) and 1 vehicle (29%), with No vehicle at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is not used for commuting here, which is well below the Western Australian figure. Most people drive, with 58.4% as the driver and 15.1% as a passenger, while 13% walk to work.
2.2% ▲ +68.1%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521046/roebourne/topic/transport