0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6229, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6229, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero people use public transport to get to work in postcode 6229, highlighting a massive gap compared to the rest of the state. This area is almost entirely dependent on cars, with every single home owning at least one motor vehicle. Most residents live far from the city and have no local transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 0.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.0%. About half of all households own one vehicle, while 24.7% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6229, WA, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 15.9% of residents, a figure well above the state average. Outside of those working from home, 61.9% drive themselves to work and 9.5% walk.
15.9% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is non-existent in this area, 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 a challenge, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 55 minutes. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas at 102 minutes.
55
Higher than 84% 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.
102
Higher than 82% 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 6229, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6229/6229-wa/topic/transport