3.0% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6149, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6149, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 60% of people in postcode 6149 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This is a well-connected area with a very high number of public transport services compared to the state average. Most homes own at least one vehicle, and the trip to the city is much shorter than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households lack a car, with only 3.0% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6149, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 10.0% of people doing so. However, 4.7% of residents use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than most similar areas.
10.0% ▲ +157.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 access is very high, with 110 stops and 25 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Western Australian figure, though all services are bus-based.
110
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.82
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).
3,218.4
Higher than 96% 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).
25
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 relatively easy, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just 4 minutes. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other areas, taking only 14 minutes.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
14
Lower than 82% 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 6149, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6149/6149-wa/topic/transport