1.0% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6072, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6072, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1% of homes in postcode 6072 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the state and national averages. This high rate of car ownership is the defining feature of the area, where the vast majority of residents rely on private vehicles for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 84% of households own two or more vehicles, with 44.7% having exactly two. This explains why the share of homes without a car has remained very low, barely changing from 1.5% in 2011 to 1.0% in 2021.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6072, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and the number of residents working from home is far below the national figure at 8.7%. While 2.5% of people use public transport to commute, this is higher than in most similar areas.
8.7% ▲ +91.8%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
With 18.09 stops per 1,000 people, public transport access is among the highest for this level and far above the Western Australian figure. All services here are buses, with nearly 2,000 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
15
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
18.09
Higher than 96% 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).
1,998.8
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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 stop takes 12 minutes. For those travelling into the city, the drive time is 29 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
12
Higher than 54% 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.
29
Lower than 59% 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 6072, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6072/6072-wa/topic/transport