2.4% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6020, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6020, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people have worked from home in postcode 6020 since 2011, where the rate rose by 6.9 percentage points to 12.5%. While car use remains the primary way to get around, the area has a very high number of public transport stops compared to most other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 47.9% of homes having two vehicles and only 2.4% having none. This lack of vehicle-free homes is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6020, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work (60.9%), though 12.5% now work from home, which is well above the Western Australian figure. Only 3.0% use public transport to commute, which is about the same as the national average.
12.5% ▲ +123.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 is well served by buses, with 141 stops—more than 91% of similar areas. This results in 6.24 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average.
141
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.24
Higher than 77% 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).
1,365.2
Higher than 80% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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.
It takes a typical resident 24 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than in most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 10 minutes, placing it around the middle for its level.
10
Higher than 50% 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.
24
Lower than 66% 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 6020, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6020, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6020/6020-wa/topic/transport