7.9% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6007, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6007, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 4-minute drive to the city makes postcode 6007 one of the most accessible areas in the region. Public transport use is very high here, with 13.2% of workers commuting by transit, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a rate much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the Western Australian figure, it has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6007, WA, 1 vehicle is the majority at 50%; 2 vehicles is next at 33%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level and far above the national average. Meanwhile, 10.8% of people work from home, a figure that rose 7.2 percentage points since 2011 but remains far below the Australian average.
10.8% ▲ +201.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
13.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 39 public transport stops and 16 routes, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being among the highest at this level. These services are mostly buses, which make up 82.1% of the network.
39
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 63% 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).
2,482.3
Higher than 91% 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 easy, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes. This is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
4
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 6007, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6007/6007-wa/topic/transport