7.5% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6006, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6006, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in postcode 6006 drive themselves to work. This is a highly connected area where public transport use is among the highest for similar places, with a short 5-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households rely on one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes fell 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6006, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is well above the national figure at 11.7%. Working from home has also risen to 10.8%, which is well above the Western Australian average but far below the rest of Australia.
10.8% ▲ +160.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.7% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
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.
Transport access is excellent, with nearly 5,000 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the state average. The area is served by 17 bus routes and 50 stops.
50
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.20
Higher than 67% 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).
4,951.7
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).
17
Higher than 84% 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 easy, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is among the lowest for similar areas at just 5 minutes.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
5
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 6006, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6006/6006-wa/topic/transport