4.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6209, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6209, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in postcode 6209 lack a car compared to the same across Australia. While most households own at least one vehicle, the area has a much higher rate of public transport use for work than most similar places. This is a car-dependent region where very few people work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households go without a car here, with only 4.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6209, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (32%) and 2 vehicles (28%), with 3 vehicles at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at only 7.5%. While most people drive, the 2.9% who use public transport to get to work is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.5% ▲ +49.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 9.99 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 5.48. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
20
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.99
Higher than 88% 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).
713.3
Higher than 67% 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).
4
Higher 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.
Residents face a walk of about 17 minutes to the nearest stop, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is typically 50 minutes.
17
Higher than 60% 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.
50
Higher than 58% 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 6209, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6209, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6209/6209-wa/topic/transport