3.0% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6011, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6011, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift in how people travel defines postcode 6011, where the share of workers using public transport fell by 3.8 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area remains highly connected, with a typical drive to the city taking only 13 minutes. Most households here rely on cars, with 97% owning at least one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households go without a car, with only 3.0% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and is a slight decrease from 2011. Most homes own two cars, while 15.1% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6011, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 7.0% of people use public transport for work—which is well above the national figure of 3.1%—this has declined over the last decade. Meanwhile, working from home has risen to 15.3%, a figure well above the state average.
15.3% ▲ +128.0%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
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.
The area has strong transit links, with 46 stops and 9 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, though the total is a little below the Western Australia figure.
46
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.92
Higher than 64% 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).
1,457.1
Higher than 82% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 relatively easy, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 4 minutes. This is lower than most areas, consistent with the short 13-minute drive to the city.
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.
13
Lower than 84% 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 6011, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6011/6011-wa/topic/transport