5.5% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6230, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6230, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 105-minute drive to the city separates postcode 6230 from the urban centre, making it much more remote than most areas. While local transport access is surprisingly high, the area remains heavily dependent on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one motor vehicle, with 38.5% owning two. Only 5.5% of households have no vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6230, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here at 4.1%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. This is reflected in the commute, where 68.9% of workers drive themselves to work.
4.1% ▲ +58.9%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -44.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Local access is strong with 347 public transport stops, mostly buses, which is among the largest number of stops for an area of this size. However, the 757 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
347
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.72
Higher than 86% 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).
757.0
Higher than 68% 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).
19
Higher than 86% 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.
Despite the long commute to the city, getting to local transit is very easy, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
105
Higher than 83% 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 6230, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6230/6230-wa/topic/transport