8.4% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6100, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6100, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in postcode 6100 than in the rest of the state. This area is highly connected, with a massive number of weekly departures per person compared to the national figure. It is a convenient hub where most people can reach the city in just 7 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. Most households have one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6100, WA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 13.2% of workers, a figure far above the Australian average of 3.1%. This high usage is matched by a low rate of working from home, which at 8.0% is far below the national figure.
8.0% ▲ +183.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
13.2% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 is exceptionally well served with 23 different routes and 82 stops. This infrastructure supports a huge volume of services, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the Western Australian figure.
82
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.18
Higher than 67% 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).
4,252.0
Higher 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).
23
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting around is efficient, with a typical drive time to the city of only 7 minutes. For those on foot, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
7
Lower than 96% 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 6100, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6100, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6100/6100-wa/topic/transport