5.6% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6151, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6151, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in postcode 6151 than in the rest of Western Australia. The area is highly connected, with a huge number of bus stops and services relative to the population. This makes it an exceptionally accessible place for commuters.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 44.4% owning one and 36.8% owning two. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6151, WA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 8.8%, which is well above the state's 4.7%. While working from home rose to 11.5% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%.
11.5% ▲ +153.2%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.8% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
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.
Bus services are extensive here, with 121 stops and 14 routes. There are 7.02 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average of 5.48.
121
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.02
Higher than 82% 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).
2,066.8
Higher than 88% 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).
14
Higher than 79% 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 into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 7 minutes. It is also easy to reach transit, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
7
Lower than 96% 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 6151, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6151/6151-wa/topic/transport