0.5% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6083, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6083, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single home in postcode 6083 owns a motor vehicle, with just 0.5% of households lacking one. This makes the area far more reliant on cars than the rest of Western Australia and the nation. Most residents face a 41-minute drive to the city, reflecting the area's distance from the urban centre.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 86.6% of homes have three or more vehicles. This explains why the number of homes without a car is well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6083, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 59.6% of people commuting as the driver. Only 1.1% use public transport, which is well below the state average, while 12.5% of residents now work from home.
12.5% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 is virtually non-existent in this area, with zero recorded stops or routes. This puts the area far below the Western Australian average for transit access.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 time to the city is 41 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
41
Higher than 51% 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 6083, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6083, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6083/6083-wa/topic/transport