1.0% ▼ -61.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6281, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6281, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1% of homes lack a motor vehicle in postcode 6281, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This heavy reliance on cars defines the area, where the vast majority of residents depend on private transport to get around. Most households are well equipped, with nearly half owning two vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 47.8% of homes having two vehicles and 5.9% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen since 2011 to just 1.0%, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6281, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 57.9% of people acting as the driver. While working from home rose to 13.4% since 2011, public transport use is very low at only 1.0%, well below the Western Australian figure.
13.4% ▲ +60.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
There are 82 public transport stops in the area, providing 9.6 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, these are all bus services and the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
82
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.60
Higher than 88% 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).
251.4
Higher 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.
It takes a typical resident about 11 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
11
Higher than 52% 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).
More for 6281, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6281, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6281/6281-wa/topic/transport