1.9% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6271, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6271, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people get around without a car in postcode 6271, where car ownership is much higher than the national average. Only 1.9% of homes lack a motor vehicle, and the area's heavy reliance on driving is mirrored by a lack of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 41.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 20% owning three. Only 1.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6271, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 66.6% as the driver. Working from home is rare at 7.0%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
7.0% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
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, with only two stops and one route serving the area. This means there are just 6.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below 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.
0.58
Lower than 79% 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).
6.4
Lower than 79% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 the city takes a long time, with a typical drive of 116 minutes. Reaching the nearest transport stop is also difficult, as a 25-minute walk is higher than in most areas.
25
Higher than 66% 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.
116
Higher than 87% 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 6271, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6271/6271-wa/topic/transport