7.2% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6060, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6060, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 63% of people in postcode 6060 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. The area is highly connected, with a very short 8-minute typical drive to the city and extensive public transport options. While car use is high, this place has some of the highest rates of public transport commuting in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 10% of households lived without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6060, WA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 7.9%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 4.7%. In contrast, only 7.3% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
7.3% ▲ +194.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.9% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 114 public transport stops and 25 routes, mostly via buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and slightly above the state figure.
114
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.47
Higher than 59% 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).
1,695.8
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).
25
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.
Getting around is efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas and complements the very short drive time to the city.
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.
8
Lower than 94% 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 6060, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6060, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6060/6060-wa/topic/transport