0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
The Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Lakes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero public transport stops mean residents of The Lakes rely almost entirely on private cars to get around. This is a very isolated area for commuters, as there are no transit routes or departures available to the community.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 3 vehicles at 38%, ahead of No vehicle (0%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Lakes, 3 vehicles is the majority at 100%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 41%, ahead of Worked at home (24%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has no public transport stops or routes, which leaves it far below the Western Australian figure for service availability. Consequently, no one in the area can reach other people via transit within 45 minutes.
0.00
Lower 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A 44-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas. While the drive time to the city is 43 minutes, which is lower than most areas, the lack of local transit makes walking an impractical option.
44
Higher than 76% 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.
43
Lower than 66% 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
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for The Lakes
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in The Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51443/the-lakes/topic/transport