23.2% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6000, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6000, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 31% of workers in postcode 6000 drive themselves to work, though it is an area where walking and public transport are unusually common. The typical resident enjoys world-class connectivity, with a one-minute drive or a two-minute walk to the city centre. This makes it one of the most accessible hubs in the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in four homes (23.2%) have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.4% national average. Most households that do own a car have just one, while very few have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6000, WA, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; No vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the state average at 14.0%, which aligns with the high 20.9% of people who simply walk to their jobs. Conversely, only 8.1% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
8.1% ▲ +162.0%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
14.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
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.
Infrastructure here is among the largest and most frequent in the region, with 172 stops and 93 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Western Australian average, with buses making up the vast majority of services.
172
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.45
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
14,911.9
Higher than 99% of postcode 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).
93
Higher than 89% of postcode 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 very efficient, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only two minutes. This is much lower than most areas, reflecting the place's central location.
2
Lower than 86% of postcode 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.
1
Lower than 99% of postcode 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).
More for 6000, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6000, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6000/6000-wa/topic/transport