3.2% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6066, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6066, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in postcode 6066 than they did in 2011, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars. Only 3.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, and the vast majority of residents commute by car for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 40.1% owning two and 17.5% owning three. Only 3.2% of homes are without a vehicle, which is well below the 7.4% national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6066, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 69.5% of people. While 5.4% of residents work from home, this is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
5.4% ▲ +154.0%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are 2,035.3, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 1,623.0.
80
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.33
Higher than 57% 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).
2,035.3
Higher than 88% 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 relatively close to the city, with a typical drive time of 19 minutes. It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
19
Lower than 73% 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 6066, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6066/6066-wa/topic/transport