0.5% ▼ -79.6%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6176, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6176, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 6176 has a motor vehicle, with only 0.5% of households lacking one. This makes the area stand out among similar regions for its extremely high reliance on cars. Most residents depend on private transport to get around and get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are everywhere here, as 45.7% of homes have two vehicles and 11.3% have four or more. This is reflected in the tiny number of carless homes, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6176, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 61.5% being the driver. Working from home is much less common here than in most other areas, and the 8.6% who do so is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
8.6% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -35.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 is very limited, with only one route and one stop serving the area. This results in just 0.48 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian average of 5.48.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.48
Lower than 80% 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).
182.3
Higher than 51% 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.
Getting to the city takes about 41 minutes by car. Because transit options are so sparse, the walk to the nearest stop is among the longest for areas of this type, taking about 84 minutes.
84
Higher than 99% 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).
More for 6176, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6176, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6176/6176-wa/topic/transport