0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6181, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6181, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A total lack of car-free homes is the defining feature of postcode 6181, where the number of households without a vehicle fell to 0.0% since 2011. This creates a highly car-dependent area where the typical home owns multiple vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is exceptionally high here, with 33.1% of homes owning four or more vehicles. This is reflected in the fact that no home in the area is without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6181, WA, the largest group is 4 or more at 35%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and 3 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 58.9% as the driver, while 8.5% work from home. This working-from-home rate is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
8.5% ▲ +78.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▲ —
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 almost non-existent, with zero stops and zero routes serving the area. This is far below the Western Australian average of 5.48 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
The area is poorly served by transit, requiring a 37-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 42 minutes.
37
Higher than 74% 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.
42
Higher than 52% 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 6181, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6181/6181-wa/topic/transport