36.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Cheynes · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cheynes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 36.4% of working residents in Cheynes work from home, far exceeding the national figure. This reflects a lifestyle where traditional commutes are rare and the vast majority of the workforce operates locally or remotely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 1 vehicle at 54%, ahead of 3 vehicles (46%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cheynes, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (38%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in most other areas, with 36.4% of the workforce doing so. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 7.5%, while another 36.4% of people simply walk to work.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Public transport is non-existent in Cheynes, with zero stops or routes available. This is far below the Western Australian average of 5.48 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cheynes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50288/cheynes/topic/transport