2.5% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lamington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Lamington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over three quarters of workers in Lamington drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. Most homes here own multiple vehicles, though a small number of residents use the local bus service to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own several cars, with 42.9% having two and 17.6% having three. Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lamington, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 2.4% of people work from home, a figure far below the 21.0% national average. A small number of people use public transport, with 1.8% taking the bus.
2.4% ▲ +68.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 served by one bus route with seven stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.44
Higher than 71% 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).
216.6
Higher than 73% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 the nearest public transport stop is relatively quick, with a typical walk of just 3 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.
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 Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50829/lamington/topic/transport