3.7% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6153, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6153, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 1,718 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make postcode 6153 much more connected than most similar areas. It is a highly accessible place where very few homes lack a car and the trip to the city is a short 10-minute drive. This ease of movement is supported by a large number of transit stops and routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households are without a car, at just 3.7%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most homes have at least two vehicles, with 42% owning exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6153, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for its level at 6.8%, which is well above the Australian figure. Meanwhile, 12% of people work from home, a figure that has risen since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +101.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
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.
The area is well served by 98 public transport stops and 15 routes, placing it above about 85% of similar areas. All of these services are bus-based, with weekly departures being about the same as the state average.
98
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.58
Higher than 60% 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).
1,717.5
Higher than 86% 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).
15
Higher than 80% 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 drive to the city is much shorter than in most areas, taking only 10 minutes. A typical resident's walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
10
Lower than 90% 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 6153, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6153, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6153/6153-wa/topic/transport