1.7% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6211, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6211, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all workers in postcode 6211 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. Very few homes get by without a vehicle, and it takes the typical resident 67 minutes to drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with 44.3% owning two vehicles. Only 1.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the state and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6211, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here at 8.2%, which is far below the national figure. While 3.9% of people use public transport to get to work, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.2% ▲ +58.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 more public transport stops per person than most similar places, with 41 stops in total. However, the weekly number of departures is far below the Western Australian average, and all services are provided by buses.
41
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 63% 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).
847.7
Higher than 70% 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).
3
Lower 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.
Getting around is dominated by the car, especially since the drive time to the city is higher than in most areas at 67 minutes.
67
Higher than 66% 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 6211, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6211/6211-wa/topic/transport