4.3% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6158, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6158, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 17-minute drive to the city makes postcode 6158 much more accessible than most similar areas. While the region relies heavily on cars, it has a surprisingly high number of public transport departures per person compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.3% owning two vehicles. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6158, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 60% of workers drive themselves to work. While 12.7% now work from home—a rise of 6.3 points since 2011—this is still well below the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +96.8%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
The area is served by six bus routes and 31 stops. Although the number of stops per person is well below the state average, the 1,744.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than in most similar areas.
31
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.96
Higher than 53% 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).
1,744.6
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).
6
Higher than 60% 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, with a typical four-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other areas.
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.
17
Lower than 77% 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 6158, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6158/6158-wa/topic/transport