Lennox Head - West · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Lennox Head - West

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Working from home is very common in Lennox Head - West (L), where nearly 30% of the workforce avoids a daily commute. This reflects a modern shift in how people get to work, with a significant number of residents now operating from their own houses.

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📍 Lennox Head - West, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and has risen since 2011. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 49.2% owning a single vehicle.

8.6% ▲ —

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Lennox Head - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (9%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Almost 30% of people work from home, a figure that is well above the national average. Conversely, public transport use has fallen to 0.0%, leaving the car as the primary way to get to work for 49.5% of residents.

29.3% ▲ +534.7%

Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Lennox Head - West, Car (driver) is the majority at 63%; Worked at home is next at 37%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Lennox Head - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122078/lennox-head-west/topic/transport