4.8% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6220, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6220, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very little has changed in how people move around postcode 6220 since 2011. Most residents rely heavily on private cars, with only 1.1% of workers using public transport to get to their jobs. This reliance on driving is reinforced by the area's extreme distance from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, and 36.8% have two. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6220, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 5.8% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. This is one of the lowest rates for this level of area.
5.8% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
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, with only 2.07 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 5.48. Buses are the primary service, making up 94.8% of the mode share.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.07
Lower than 65% 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).
26.5
Lower than 67% 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).
5
Higher 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.
The drive time to the city is 145 minutes, which is among the highest for areas at this level.
145
Higher than 93% 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 6220, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6220/6220-wa/topic/transport