3.6% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lancelin · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Lancelin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Lancelin stands out among similar areas for its high number of public transport stops and vehicles per home. However, the town remains very remote, with a long drive time to the city. This reflects a community that relies heavily on private cars while having limited, bus-only transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 35.1% own two. Only 3.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lancelin splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 47.2% driving and 19.7% travelling as passengers. Working from home is rare here at 7.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
7.2% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 one bus route and one stop, which is more than most similar areas. Despite this, weekly departures are far below the Western Australian figure, reflecting very limited service.
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.
1.27
Higher than 62% 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).
5.1
Higher than 58% 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 around is challenging, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 86 minutes. The drive time to the city is 177 minutes, which is among the highest for areas of this type.
86
Higher than 99% 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.
177
Higher than 95% 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)).
- 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 Lancelin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50830/lancelin/topic/transport