10.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6051, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6051, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are now working from home in postcode 6051 than in 2011, though car travel remains the main way to get around. This area is quite distinctive for its high rate of public transport use to work, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state figure of 5.0%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 14.0% of households didn't have a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6051, WA, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 29%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest at this level at 11.8%, while only 8.1% of people work from home. This working-from-home rate is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
8.1% ▲ +216.5%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.8% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
There are 55 public transport stops and 7 routes here, with buses making up 82.5% of the services. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, even though they sit a little below the Western Australian figure.
55
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.17
Higher than 55% 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).
1,339.0
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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical walk of just 4 minutes to the nearest stop. This convenience is reflected in the short 9-minute drive time to the city, which is much lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
9
Lower than 92% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6051, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6051/6051-wa/topic/transport