1.8% ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6171, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6171, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.8% of homes in postcode 6171 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This highlights a heavy reliance on cars for daily travel. While public transport is available, most residents depend on their own vehicles to get around the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 45.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 7.2% having four or more. The proportion of homes without a car is much lower than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6171, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 5.8% of residents work from home, which is among the lowest rates for this level and far below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is 3.3%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.8% ▲ +75.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 160 public transport stops—among the largest for its level—but all services are buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and there are 4.24 stops per 1,000 people.
160
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.24
Higher than 56% 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).
691.7
Higher than 66% 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 31 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, walking to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
28
Higher than 68% 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.
31
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 6171, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6171/6171-wa/topic/transport