4.4% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6111, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6111, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of public transport stops serves the people of postcode 6111, with 169 stops across the area. While transit access is strong, the region remains heavily reliant on cars for daily travel. This is reflected in the fact that two-thirds of the workforce drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 37.8% having two vehicles and 15.6% having three. Only 4.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6111, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 6.3% of people doing so. Meanwhile, the 3.3% of residents who use public transport to get to work is a figure that has fallen since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +50.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 has 7.15 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure, with buses making up 90.7% of the available services.
169
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.15
Higher than 83% 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).
919.3
Higher than 71% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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.
It typically takes 37 minutes to drive from this area to the city, a travel time that is around the middle for similar places.
37
Lower than 52% 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 6111, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6111/6111-wa/topic/transport