6.0% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6163, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6163, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is the main change for postcode 6163, with the share dropping by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. This area is now defined by an exceptionally high level of public transport infrastructure, including 381 stops, though most people still rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have one or two cars, while 6% have none. This is higher than most similar areas, though the figure is a little below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6163, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 64.6% of people as the driver. Only 7.2% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%, and 3.6% use public transport.
7.2% ▲ +179.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.6% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 here, with 22 routes and 6.96 stops per 1,000 people. This is well above the Western Australian figure, and weekly departures are also much higher than most areas.
381
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.96
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).
2,046.7
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).
22
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.
It is a relatively quick 18-minute drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. For those using transit, the usual walk to the nearest 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.
18
Lower than 75% 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 6163, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6163/6163-wa/topic/transport