2.5% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6150, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6150, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people in postcode 6150 rely on just one way to travel now that the proportion of those working from home has risen to 10.4%. While car use remains the primary choice, the area has an exceptionally high level of public transport options compared to other regions. This makes the suburb much more connected than most.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 2.5% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011. Most households own two cars, while 16.5% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6150, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has grown to 10.4% since 2011, though this is still far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most people drive to work, but 5.1% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
10.4% ▲ +151.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 outstanding, with 118 stops and 32 routes. There are 4,360.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian figure. Buses make up nearly all of these services.
118
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.94
Higher than 87% 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).
4,360.7
Higher 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).
32
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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical drive time to the city of just 13 minutes. Residents generally have a 5 minute walk to their nearest transport stop.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
13
Lower than 84% 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 6150, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6150/6150-wa/topic/transport