2.0% —
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6038, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6038, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people go without a car in postcode 6038 than the national average, with only 2% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This reliance on cars is balanced by a strong public transport network that outperforms most similar areas in Western Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household has a car, and 44.7% of homes have two vehicles. Only 2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the 7.4% national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6038, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (38%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive to work, though 5.2% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Very few people work from home at 6.9%, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21%.
6.9% —
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% —
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 readily available here, with 67 stops and 7 routes. The area has 6.57 stops per 1,000 people and 1,752.9 weekly departures, both of which are much higher than most similar areas.
67
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 79% 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).
1,752.9
Higher than 86% 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 about 30 minutes to drive to the city. The walk to the nearest public transport stop typically takes 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 54% 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.
30
Lower than 57% 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 6038, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6038, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6038/6038-wa/topic/transport