4.7% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6225, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6225, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in postcode 6225 compared to the rest of Australia. Most residents rely heavily on private cars to get around, which is consistent with the area's remote nature and very long travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 47.4% of households own two or more vehicles. Only 4.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6225, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 3.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. While 65.3% of workers drive themselves to work, the proportion using public transport fell to 2.1% by 2021.
3.9% ▲ +141.2%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -73.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 very limited, with only 0.55 stops per 1,000 people and 5.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both of which are far below the Western Australian figures.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.55
Lower than 80% 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).
5.2
Lower than 80% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The area is quite remote, with a typical drive time to the city of 183 minutes, which is among the highest for its level.
183
Higher than 99% 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).
More for 6225, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6225, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6225/6225-wa/topic/transport