2.7% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6024, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6024, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 61% of people in postcode 6024 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. The area is highly connected, with a short 13-minute drive to the city and public transport access that is far above the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 2.7% having no vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6024, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 8.5%. While most people drive, 5.3% use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.5% ▲ +147.0%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
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.
Public transport is very accessible, with 2,843.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Western Australia figure. The area has 95 stops and 20 routes, with buses making up 92.2% of the services.
95
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.92
Higher than 81% 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).
2,843.5
Higher than 93% 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).
20
Higher than 86% 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 to the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 13 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a much shorter walk to the nearest stop than most areas, averaging only 2 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.
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).
More for 6024, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6024, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6024/6024-wa/topic/transport