2.6% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6037, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6037, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 3% of homes in postcode 6037 lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This high level of car ownership is a key feature of the area, where most households rely on private transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 40.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 23.1% having three or more. Only 2.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6037, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 58.5% of people as the driver. Very few people work from home at 7.0%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
7.0% ▲ +82.9%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 a high number of public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people compared to the state. All public transport services here are provided by buses.
33
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.63
Higher than 87% 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).
1,834.9
Higher than 87% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 about 43 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, the 16-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
16
Higher than 59% 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.
43
Higher than 53% 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 6037, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6037, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6037/6037-wa/topic/transport