2.6% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6164, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6164, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge gap in working from home separates postcode 6164 from the rest of the country, where only 6.5% of workers do so. This area relies heavily on cars, though it has better access to public transport than most similar places. The typical resident is well-connected, with a short walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, at just 2.6%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 45.4% owning two vehicles and 14.5% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6164, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, though the number has risen to 6.5% since 2011. Most people drive themselves to work (64.7%), while 4.9% use public transport, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
6.5% ▲ +154.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 options are strong, with 319 stops and 23 routes, making it larger than about 91% of similar areas. While weekly departures are much higher than most areas, they remain well below the Western Australian figure.
319
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 63% 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).
1,296.7
Higher than 79% 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).
23
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.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
20
Lower than 71% 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 6164, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6164/6164-wa/topic/transport