1.1% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6071, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6071, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in postcode 6071 go without a car, with only 1.1% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This reliance on cars is a key feature of the area, even though it has more public transport stops per person than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 42.1% owning two and 20.5% owning three. Only 1.1% of households have no vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6071, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 61.4% of residents. While 11.8% now work from home—an increase of 6.2 percentage points since 2011—this is still well below the national figure.
11.8% ▲ +111.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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.
Public transport access is high, with 13.42 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australia average. All services in the area are buses, with 1,775.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
47
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.42
Higher than 91% 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).
1,775.3
Higher than 87% 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 drive to the city takes 28 minutes. However, getting to a transit stop is more difficult here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 24 minutes.
24
Higher than 65% 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 6071, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6071, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6071/6071-wa/topic/transport