1.2% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6532, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6532, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars have been recorded since 2011 in postcode 6532, where motor vehicles are now essential. Only 1.2% of households live without a car, which is well below the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 42.8% having two vehicles and 14.6% owning four or more. This explains why the number of car-free homes is much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6532, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, used by 65.7% of people. Only 7.6% work from home, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
7.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
There are 6.22 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure. However, the 227.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average.
43
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.22
Higher than 76% 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).
227.2
Higher than 54% 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).
5
Higher than 57% 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 6532, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6532/6532-wa/topic/transport