0.9% ▼ -77.0%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6535, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6535, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 1% of homes lack a car in postcode 6535, a figure well below the Western Australian and national averages. This heavy reliance on private vehicles is common for the area, where public transport options are very limited. Most residents depend on their own cars or work from home to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 38.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.7% having four or more. Only 0.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas and a drop of 2.9 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6535, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 19.1% of residents, a figure far above the state average. While most people drive, 2.8% use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the national figure.
19.1% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 sparse, with only two bus routes and two stops in the area. This results in just 3.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian figure.
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.
1.24
Lower than 72% 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).
3.7
Lower than 82% 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).
2
Lower 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 6535, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6535/6535-wa/topic/transport