2.1% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6233, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6233, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in postcode 6233 own motor vehicles than in most similar areas, with only 2.1% of homes lacking a car. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the long commutes and limited public transport options available to residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have multiple cars, with 44.3% owning two and 17.2% owning three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6233, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the primary way to get to work, as only 4.2% of people work from home. This is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%, and use of public transport for commuting is low at 2.2%.
4.2% ▲ +60.4%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport available here. While there are 88 stops in the area, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
88
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.31
Higher than 57% 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).
395.9
Higher than 60% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 87 minutes. This is among the highest walk times for this level of area, and the drive to the city takes 89 minutes.
87
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.
89
Higher than 76% 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 6233, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6233, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6233/6233-wa/topic/transport