2.1% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bayonet Head - Lower King · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bayonet Head - Lower King
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.1% of homes in Bayonet Head - Lower King lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This reliance on cars is reflected in the daily commute, where the vast majority of working residents drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has at least one vehicle, with 41.7% of households owning two. This level of car ownership is much higher than in most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bayonet Head - Lower King, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 73.5% of people as the driver. Meanwhile, only 4.2% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
4.2% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
While the area has 40 bus stops—more than half of similar areas—the service is sparse. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with only one public transport route serving the region.
40
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.68
Higher than 86% 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).
199.6
Lower than 75% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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.
It takes about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for areas of this type.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
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 Bayonet Head - Lower King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011227/bayonet-head-lower-king/topic/transport