2.5% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6255, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6255, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households are without a car in postcode 6255 than in 2011, as car ownership has become almost universal here. Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, meaning the vast majority of residents rely on their own transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 39.5% owning two and 15.8% owning three. This explains why the proportion of homes with no vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6255, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60% of the workforce, while only 1.2% use public transport. Working from home rose to 12.1% since 2011, which is well above the Western Australian figure.
12.1% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 in this area, with only 2 stops and 3 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and all available services are buses.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.45
Lower than 81% 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).
5.5
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).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6255, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6255/6255-wa/topic/transport