6064, WA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 6064, WA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

About 70% of people in postcode 6064 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, the area has a very strong public transport network with a high number of stops and frequent services. This makes it easier for residents to access transit compared to most other similar areas.

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📍 6064, WA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, with 37.9% owning two vehicles. About 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Western Australian figure.

5.4% ▼ -11.2%

Higher than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 6064, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is rare here, with only 4.4% of people doing so, a figure far below the national average. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most similar areas, though it fell slightly to 2.9% since 2011.

4.4% ▲ +126.6%

Lower than 96% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.9% ▼ -25.9%

Higher than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In 6064, WA, Car (driver) is the majority at 84%; Car (passenger) is next at 6%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is well served by 16 different routes and 174 stops, all of which are buses. With 2,428 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is well above the state figure.

5.60

Higher than 72% 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).

2,428.0

Higher than 91% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is relatively quick with a typical drive time of 18 minutes. Access to transit is also convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is lower than in most 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.

18

Lower than 75% 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 6064, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6064/6064-wa/topic/transport