0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6226, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6226, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in postcode 6226 worked from home in 2021 than in 2011, though car reliance remains total. This area is almost entirely dependent on private vehicles, with not a single home without a motor vehicle and no local public transport services available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home here has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. Most households are heavily equipped, with 41.4% owning two cars and 22.4% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6226, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 4 or more (23%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.5% of residents. While 8.8% worked from home—a rise of 3.3 points since 2011—this is still far below the Australian figure of 21%.
8.8% ▲ +60.6%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 non-existent here, with zero stops and zero routes. This is far below the Western Australian average of 5.48 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 around is difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 77 minutes. Residents also face a very long trip to the city, with a typical drive time of 99 minutes.
77
Higher than 96% 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.
99
Higher than 80% 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 6226, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6226/6226-wa/topic/transport