4.4% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6260, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6260, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small rise in public transport use has occurred in postcode 6260 since 2011, though cars remain the dominant way to get around. Most homes here have at least one vehicle, and very few people are without a car. This creates a transport landscape where private travel is the norm for most residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common, with 38.7% of homes owning two vehicles and 17.6% owning three. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6260, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 10.9% walk. Working from home is common for 13.8% of the workforce, which is well above the Western Australian figure, although use of public transport for commuting has risen slightly to 2.4% since 2011.
13.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▲ +207.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 limited to buses, with only 4 routes and 4 stops serving the area. This means there are only 20.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.87
Lower than 58% 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).
20.1
Lower than 69% 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).
4
Higher 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.
Access to transit is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 73 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for areas at this level.
73
Higher than 94% 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 6260, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6260/6260-wa/topic/transport