0.8% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6070, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6070, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 1% of homes in postcode 6070 lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars defines the local transport landscape, even though the area has a higher number of public transport stops than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are nearly universal here, with 47.4% of homes owning two vehicles and 20.4% owning three. The share of homes without a car fell to just 0.8% by 2021, which is much lower than most areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6070, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.1% of residents. While 13.3% of people now work from home—a rise of 6.6 points since 2011—this is still well below the national figure.
13.3% ▲ +98.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 9.93 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and all services are buses.
37
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.93
Higher than 88% 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).
776.4
Higher than 68% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 9 minutes. For those heading into the city, the usual drive time is 28 minutes.
9
Lower than 52% 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.
28
Lower than 60% 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 6070, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6070, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6070/6070-wa/topic/transport