1.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6122, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6122, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A very low 1.3% of homes lack a car in postcode 6122, making it far more reliant on private vehicles than most areas. While public transport infrastructure is relatively plentiful, the long drive time to the city and low rates of working from home suggest most residents depend on their own cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household owns a car, with 45.1% having two vehicles and 11.7% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6122, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while only 5.7% work from home—a figure far below the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is slightly higher than in most similar areas, though it remains low at 2.3%.
5.7% ▲ +60.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 126 public transport stops and 11 routes, which is more than 89% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Western Australian figure.
126
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.78
Higher than 73% 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).
1,073.4
Higher than 74% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 to the city takes about 78 minutes, which is a longer drive time than most areas.
78
Higher than 71% 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 6122, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6122/6122-wa/topic/transport