1.4% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6175, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6175, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 6175 relies on a car, with only 1.4% of households owning no motor vehicle. This high level of car ownership defines daily travel here, though a small number of residents still use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 46% of homes having two vehicles and 18.2% having three. Only 1.4% of households have no vehicle, a figure that is well below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6175, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive themselves to work (63.5%), while only 6.6% work from home, which is far below the national figure. About 4.5% of workers use public transport, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
6.6% ▲ +93.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 in the area consists entirely of bus services, with 11 stops in total. While the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is higher than most areas, it remains far below the Western Australian average.
11
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.74
Lower than 59% 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).
1,000.2
Higher than 73% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
Residents enjoy quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 41 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 6175, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6175/6175-wa/topic/transport