1.8% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6239, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6239, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households in postcode 6239 are without a car than they were in 2011. This is a highly car-dependent area where only 1.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 39.9% owning two and 11.7% owning four or more. Only 1.8% of households have no vehicle, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6239, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 62.6% of residents. Very few people use public transport (0.8%), and those working from home (8.8%) are far below the national figure.
8.8% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
Public transport is very limited here, with only two bus routes and one stop. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.21
Lower than 83% 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).
4.7
Lower than 81% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 challenging for those without a car, as it takes 75 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, at 126 minutes.
75
Higher than 95% 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.
126
Higher than 89% 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 6239, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6239/6239-wa/topic/transport