1.0% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6173, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6173, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for almost every household in postcode 6173, where only 1% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This reliance on driving is reflected in the commute, though the area is exceptionally walkable with a very short stroll to the nearest transit stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with 45.9% of households owning two vehicles. The 1% of homes without a car is well below the 5% seen across Western Australia and the 7.4% national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6173, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, as only 5.8% work from home—a figure far below the 21% national average. About 4% of workers use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.8% ▲ +116.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
While 100% of local services are buses, the 904 weekly departures per 1,000 people is higher than most areas. However, this frequency is far below the Western Australian figure of 1,623.
55
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.41
Higher than 58% 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).
904.2
Higher than 71% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 41 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. Access to transit is convenient, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
41
Higher than 51% 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 6173, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6173/6173-wa/topic/transport