0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6251, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6251, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 40% of homes in postcode 6251 have two motor vehicles, making the area highly reliant on cars. This dependence is clear, as no households in the area are without a vehicle. Most residents use their own cars to get to work, while public transport use has completely disappeared since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in the area has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures. This trend has strengthened since 2011, and about 22% of households now own four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6251, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 4 or more (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While 14.9% of people work from home—which is well above the Western Australian average—the majority of the rest drive themselves to work.
14.9% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 6.45 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. However, these two bus routes provide very few departures compared to the Western Australian figure.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.45
Higher than 78% 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).
71.0
Lower than 56% 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 to a public transport stop is a challenge here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 72 minutes. This is among the highest walking times for this level of area.
72
Higher than 93% 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.
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 6251, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6251/6251-wa/topic/transport