4.0% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6030, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6030, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short two-minute walk to the nearest stop makes travel easy for many in postcode 6030. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport stops and departures compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 40.3% owning two. Only 4.0% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6030, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at 7.3%, which is far below the national figure. While 61.3% of people drive themselves to work, those using public transport (5.0%) are much more common here than in most other areas.
7.3% ▲ +133.7%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 187 public transport stops, mostly buses. With 1,359.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, transit frequency is much higher than in most similar areas.
187
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.58
Higher than 60% 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).
1,359.1
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).
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.
Daily trips are relatively quick, with a typical 27-minute drive to the city. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
27
Lower than 61% 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 6030, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6030, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6030/6030-wa/topic/transport