3.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6170, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6170, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 61% of workers in postcode 6170 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most households own multiple vehicles, the area has a higher rate of public transport use for commuting than both the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 45% of homes have two cars, and very few households get by without a vehicle. At 3.9%, the share of car-less homes is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6170, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 8.1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is well above the Australian average of 3.1%. Conversely, only 4.7% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national rate of 21%.
4.7% ▲ +176.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.1% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 has 61 public transport stops, which is more than 75% of similar areas. However, the 731.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure of 1,623.
61
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.52
Lower than 52% 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).
731.6
Higher than 67% 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.
It takes about 32 minutes to drive to the city. The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop is 14 minutes.
14
Higher 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.
32
Lower than 56% 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 6170, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6170/6170-wa/topic/transport