6.3% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6059, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6059, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in postcode 6059 than in most similar areas. The area is well connected, with 110 public transport stops and 22 routes serving the region. This accessibility helps explain why the typical walk to the nearest stop is only 3 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most areas, although the figure has fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6059, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 5.8% of workers use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas. In contrast, only 8% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.0% ▲ +115.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
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.
The area has a strong bus network with 22 routes, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much higher than most areas.
110
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.55
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).
1,675.1
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).
22
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.
Residents enjoy a very short commute, with a typical drive time to the city of just 10 minutes. This is much lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
10
Lower than 90% 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 6059, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6059/6059-wa/topic/transport