2.8% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6285, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6285, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A vast gap in public transport access defines postcode 6285, where the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian figure. Very few people here rely on transit, with the area instead showing a high dependency on private cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are essential here, as only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and nearly half of all households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6285, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 1.0% use public transport, which is well below the state average. While 11.6% of workers now operate from home—an increase of 3.5 points since 2011—this remains well below the national figure.
11.6% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 very limited, with only one route and one stop serving the area. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.09
Lower than 85% 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).
2.1
Lower than 83% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 6285, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6285/6285-wa/topic/transport