2.4% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel relies on a car to get around, with only 2.4% of households owning no motor vehicle. This high dependence on driving is reflected in the daily commute, where 65.3% of people drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 77.6% of homes own two or more vehicles. This means far fewer households are without a car compared to the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport for work, at just 1.9%, which is lower than the national figure. While those working from home rose to 9.8% since 2011, this is still far below the Australian average of 21%.
9.8% ▲ +65.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
There are 81 public transport stops in the area, which is more than 81% of similar places. However, these are all bus services and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
81
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.92
Higher than 82% 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).
832.4
Higher than 51% 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).
11,698
Lower than 64% 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).
11,698
Lower than 82% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city takes typical residents 31 minutes, which is a longer drive time than in most other areas.
31
Higher than 59% 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 Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051141/lesmurdie-bickley-carmel/topic/transport