9.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6701, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6701, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of car-free households than most similar areas define postcode 6701. While 9% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area also sees a higher number of public transport stops per person than is typical for the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of homes here do not own a car, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5%. For those who do, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 37.4% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6701, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 11.8% walk. Only 9.7% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
9.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
The area has 8.56 stops per 1,000 people, well above the state average of 5.48. However, weekly departures are far below the Western Australian figure, with all services provided by buses.
45
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.56
Higher than 87% 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).
75.3
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).
3
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6701, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6701/6701-wa/topic/transport