2.2% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Australind - Leschenault · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Australind - Leschenault
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small rise in working from home has happened in Australind - Leschenault since 2011, though the area remains heavily dependent on cars. Very few homes get by without a vehicle, and the typical household now owns two or more cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 44.2% owning two vehicles and 17.3% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Australind - Leschenault, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the dominant choice, with 68.3% of people driving to work. Very few people work from home at 4.2%, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21.0% and among the lowest for its level.
4.2% ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 is based entirely on buses, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure. While there are 86 stops, the number of routes is smaller than about 54% of similar areas.
86
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.47
Higher than 52% 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).
418.6
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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 around on foot or by transit is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 18 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also much higher than usual at 92 minutes.
18
Higher than 78% 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.
92
Higher than 87% 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)).
- 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 Australind - Leschenault [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021005/australind-leschenault/topic/transport