5.4% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6530, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6530, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Around 70% of people in postcode 6530 drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on private cars. While there are many bus stops available, very few people actually use public transport for their daily commute. This makes the area much more car-dependent than most of Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.3% owning two vehicles. Only 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6530, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here; only 3.8% of workers do so, which is far below the national figure. Similarly, only 1.1% of people use public transport to get to work, a rate that is well below the Western Australian average.
3.8% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
The area has a high number of bus stops, with 272 stops making it one of the largest at this level. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
272
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.15
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).
401.9
Higher than 60% 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).
13
Higher than 77% 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 to a stop can be difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 42 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
42
Higher than 77% 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.
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).
More for 6530, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6530, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6530/6530-wa/topic/transport