4.5% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport options are available here than in most similar areas, making Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford a well-connected hub. While the area has a high number of bus routes and stops, the vast majority of people still rely on cars to get around. This balance is reflected in the local transport patterns and the high number of vehicles per home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 73.5% having two or more vehicles. Only 4.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 4.4% of workers doing so. About 65.9% of people drive themselves to work, while 5.3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.4% ▲ +97.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 is very well served with 115 public transport stops and 15 routes, figures that are among the highest for this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much higher than in most other areas, with buses making up 91.7% of the service.
115
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.67
Higher than 69% 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).
1,772.6
Higher than 79% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,280
Higher than 62% 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).
20,280
Lower than 71% 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).
62
Higher than 57% 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, with a drive time of 16 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
16
Lower than 71% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041132/beckenham-kenwick-langford/topic/transport