33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Latham · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Latham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Remote working patterns have shifted significantly in Latham, where 33.3% of people now work from home. This is far above the national figure of 21.0%, reflecting a landscape where few residents rely on traditional commutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 77%, ahead of 1 vehicle (46%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Latham, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 1 vehicle is next at 32%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A third of the workforce works from home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This helps explain why 0.0% of residents use public transport to get to work, a figure well below the Western Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 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.
The area has 32.79 stops per 1,000 people, which is among the highest for its size and far above the state average. However, with only one bus route and 65.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, actual service levels are far below the state figure.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
32.79
Higher 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).
65.6
Higher than 65% 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 a stop is a challenge here, as the walk to the nearest one takes typically 62 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
62
Higher than 86% 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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50834/latham/topic/transport