0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6556, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6556, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people without cars live in postcode 6556 than they did in 2011, with the share now at 0.0%. This area is almost entirely dependent on private vehicles for travel, as the typical resident faces a very long drive to the city. While public transport options exist, very few people use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in this area now has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. Most households are well-equipped, with 60.9% owning either two or three vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6556, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.3% of workers use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This is well below the state average, and far fewer people work from home (7.6%) compared to the national figure of 21.0%.
7.6% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -57.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 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.
The area has 14.73 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian average. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, and all services are provided by buses.
29
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.73
Higher than 93% 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).
520.6
Higher than 63% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Travel to the city is a major undertaking here, with a typical drive time of 145 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for similar areas.
145
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6556, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6556/6556-wa/topic/transport