4.1% ▲ +103.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lake Grace · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Lake Grace
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on private cars defines daily life in Lake Grace, where not a single worker uses public transport to commute. Almost every home has at least one vehicle, with 44% of households owning two, reflecting the essential role of driving in this rural setting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very common, as only 4.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lake Grace, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The typical worker drives, with 59.1% as the driver and 3% as a passenger. Very few people work from home (5.0%), which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
5.0% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 options are extremely limited, with only one stop and two bus routes serving the area. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.91
Higher than 65% 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).
15.3
Higher than 59% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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 transit stop is difficult for locals, with a typical walk of 49 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
49
Higher 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.
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 Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50819/lake-grace/topic/transport