1.2% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6082, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6082, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 38% of homes in postcode 6082 have two motor vehicles, making cars the primary way people get around. This is a heavily vehicle-reliant area where almost every household owns at least one car. While public transport options exist, they are rarely used for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 1.2% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the state and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6082, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 62.6% of people as the driver. Only 1.5% use public transport, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average.
8.0% ▲ +69.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -38.7%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
There are 14 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and all services are buses.
48
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.03
Higher than 92% 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).
422.6
Higher than 60% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 49 minutes. Despite the number of stops available, it takes 86 minutes to walk to the nearest one, which is among the highest times for its level.
86
Higher than 99% 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.
49
Higher than 57% 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 6082, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6082/6082-wa/topic/transport