5.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6210, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6210, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in postcode 6210 than across the rest of the country, with only 6.2% doing so. Most residents rely on cars, though the area has a very high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, while 5.8% have no motor vehicle at all. This figure is higher than most areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6210, WA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 60.9% of workers drive themselves to work, and only 3.8% use public transport. Working from home is far less common here than the national figure of 21%.
6.2% ▲ +93.3%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 is well served with 461 public transport stops and 20 routes, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. Buses make up almost all of these services, accounting for 98.8% of the network.
461
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.14
Higher than 76% 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).
1,313.6
Higher than 79% 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).
20
Higher than 86% 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 46 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for areas of this type. The walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
46
Higher than 55% 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 6210, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6210/6210-wa/topic/transport