4.2% ▼ -45.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lockridge - Kiara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lockridge - Kiara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 4.2% of homes in Lockridge - Kiara have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This high reliance on cars is seen in the daily commute, where 66.1% of workers drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 42.7% owning two vehicles and 14.3% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lockridge - Kiara, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, at just 5.8%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Only 2.9% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +160.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
The area has 74 public transport stops, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. While there are many bus services, the time to get to the city by transit is high at 65 minutes.
74
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.91
Higher than 72% 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).
1,555.3
Higher than 74% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,518
Lower than 61% 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).
28,450
Lower than 63% 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).
65
Higher than 63% 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.
Driving to the city takes 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, it takes longer to reach the nearest stop on foot compared to most other places, with a typical walk of 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Lockridge - Kiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031062/lockridge-kiara/topic/transport