3.9% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beckenham · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Beckenham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Strong public transport links set Beckenham apart from similar areas, with 53 stops serving the community. This makes it easier for residents to get around, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Beckenham have at least one car, with 38.4% owning two vehicles. Only 3.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Beckenham splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 6.5%, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.1%. Conversely, working from home is very uncommon here; only 4.3% do so, far below the national figure of 21.0%.
4.3% ▲ +78.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.5% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 is well connected with 14 public transport routes, and the number of stops per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas. This accessibility helps 40,935 people reach the area within 30 minutes by transit.
53
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.83
Higher than 81% 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).
1,541.0
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).
14
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
40,935
Higher than 86% 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).
97,661
Higher than 78% 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).
44
Lower than 75% 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.
Getting to the city is relatively quick, with a drive time of 16 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
16
Lower than 87% 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 Beckenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50090/beckenham/topic/transport