3.2% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lawson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Lawson stands out from similar areas for its strong reliance on cars and low rates of working from home. While only 3.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area has seen a rise in people using public transport to get to work. This shift is notable as the number of people commuting by transit rose 5.1 percentage points since 2016.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, at just 3.2%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own at least two vehicles, with 42.4% having exactly two and 12.3% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lawson, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The typical worker in Lawson relies on a car, with 67.7% driving to work. Only 8.3% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%, though this is an increase from 2016.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here, with 3.65 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the territory figure of 5.72. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than in most similar areas.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.65
Lower than 60% 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).
1,366.9
Higher than 70% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,411
Lower than 69% 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).
35,098
Lower than 56% 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).
52
Lower than 62% 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 just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents generally live within a 4-minute walk of their nearest transport stop.
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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011018/lawson/topic/transport