17.7% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6003, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6003, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in postcode 6003 live without a car than the state average, with 17.7% having no motor vehicle. This is a highly accessible area where residents rely heavily on public transport and walking to get around. The typical drive time to the city is just two minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 5% seen across Western Australia. While this figure fell slightly since 2011, the area still has one of the highest rates of car-free households at this level.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6003, WA, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; 2 vehicles is next at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 12.5%, while 13.8% of workers walk. Conversely, only 7.8% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
7.8% ▲ +180.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
12.5% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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.
The area has 16 public transport routes and 17 stops, all served by buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, ranking among the highest for this level.
17
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.65
Higher than 61% 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).
3,782.3
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).
16
Higher than 82% 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 a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only two minutes. This is much lower than most areas, and the drive to the city is just two minutes.
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.
2
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6003, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6003/6003-wa/topic/transport