1.6% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Westlake · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Westlake
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of Westlake homes have two motor vehicles, making it an area where most residents rely on their own cars. While car use is dominant, the number of people working from home has jumped significantly to 23.3% since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household here owns a car, with only 1.6% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8% and the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Westlake, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 23.3% of workers doing so—a figure well above the state average. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work fell from 7.5% in 2011 to 3.5% in 2021.
23.3% ▲ +308.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -52.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Public transport options are limited, with only 8 stops and 4 routes serving the area. This has left Westlake with far fewer transport stops and weekly departures per person than the Queensland average.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.80
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
409.1
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,530
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
23,296
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
54
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is relatively quick by car, taking about 18 minutes. Despite the limited number of stops, the typical walk to the nearest one is short, taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
18
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Westlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304011085/westlake/topic/transport