1.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Leschenault · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Leschenault
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 85% of homes in Leschenault have two or more motor vehicles, showing a strong reliance on cars for daily travel. This car-dependent lifestyle is highlighted by very low rates of working from home and a long commute to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with only 1.0% of households having no motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Leschenault, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.0% as the driver. Only 6.3% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
6.3% ▲ +65.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 is limited to two bus routes, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average.
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.
0.65
Higher than 60% 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).
55.6
Higher than 63% 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 around is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 41 minutes. The drive time to the city is 138 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
41
Higher than 74% 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.
138
Higher than 87% 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 Leschenault [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50847/leschenault/topic/transport