1.6% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6125, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6125, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in postcode 6125 are without a car, with only 1.6% lacking one. This makes it one of the most car-dependent areas compared to similar places. Reliance on private vehicles is high, while public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 78.7% of households owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6125, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 34%, followed by 4 or more (24%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, used by 58.1% of residents. While 13.1% of people work from home—an increase since 2011—only 1.4% use public transport, which is well below the state figure of 4.7%.
13.1% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 very sparse here, with only 1.1 stops per 1,000 people, far below the Western Australian average of 5.48. There are just two routes and four stops serving the area, with buses making up 76.9% of the service.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.10
Lower 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).
7.2
Lower than 78% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 typically 38 minutes by car. However, walking to the nearest transit stop takes 54 minutes on average, which is much higher than in most other areas.
54
Higher than 84% 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.
38
Lower 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 6125, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6125, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6125/6125-wa/topic/transport