0.4% ▼ -71.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6121, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6121, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in postcode 6121 are without a car than in 2011, with only 0.4% now having no vehicle. This makes the area heavily reliant on private cars for almost every journey. The lack of local public transport options means most residents must drive to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, and most have several, with 32.4% of households owning four or more vehicles. This is much lower than the 7.4% of Australian homes without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6121, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (33%) and 4 or more (33%), with 3 vehicles at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 60% of people being the driver. Working from home has risen to 12.5% since 2011, while those using public transport have fallen to just 1.2%.
12.5% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -53.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
Public transport is almost non-existent here, with no recorded stops or routes. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 5.48 stops per 1,000 people.
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.
Reaching the city takes about 29 minutes by car. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop is among the longest for similar areas, taking typically 74 minutes.
74
Higher than 95% 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 6121, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6121/6121-wa/topic/transport