5.6% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Beaconsfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long 168-minute drive to the city marks the typical journey from Beaconsfield. This remoteness means most residents rely on their own cars to get around and access services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the majority of households have at least one car, with 33.2% owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Beaconsfield splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (33%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and very few use public transport at 0.8%. Only 6.6% of residents work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
6.6% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -42.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
There are 6 public transport stops and 4 bus routes here, which is more than most similar areas. Despite this, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.41
Higher than 75% 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).
188.0
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).
4
Higher than 82% 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 city is a significant trip, with a drive time of 168 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for areas at this level.
168
Higher than 93% 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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60034/beaconsfield/topic/transport