8.1% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lake Heights · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Lake Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher public transport access than most similar areas defines Lake Heights, where residents have a wealth of nearby transit options. While the area is well-served by 31 public transport stops, the vast majority of people still rely on cars to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own either one or two cars, with 36.5% having one and 35.8% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lake Heights splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 18.6% of residents, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Most people drive themselves to work, while only 1.6% use public transport, which is a little below the national average.
18.6% ▲ +1472.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -43.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 connected with 31 stops and 3 routes, putting it among the highest for public transport access at this level. All available services are buses, with 1,543 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure.
31
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.55
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,543.0
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is quick for most, with a typical walking time of just 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 68 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality 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.
68
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality 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)).
- 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 Lake Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12256/lake-heights/topic/transport