1.6% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Westlake · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Westlake
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.6% of homes in Westlake have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. Most households rely heavily on cars, though a significant number of residents now work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Over half of all homes here have two vehicles, and 17.3% have three. Very few households get by without a car, which is a much lower rate than across Queensland or Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Westlake, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 23.2% of residents doing so—well above the Queensland figure. While 54.8% of people drive to work, 3.5% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
23.2% ▲ +310.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -54.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 has 8 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar places. However, all public transport is via bus, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.76
Higher than 64% 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).
399.8
Higher than 76% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,530
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality 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).
23,296
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality 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).
54
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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.
It is a quick 18-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. Access to transit is also convenient, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
18
Lower than 85% 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)).
- 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 Westlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33049/westlake/topic/transport