1.1% ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6558, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6558, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shrinking number of car-free households marks the latest shift in postcode 6558, where only 1.1% of homes now have no motor vehicle. This is a very high rate of car ownership compared to the rest of the state. Most residents rely heavily on private cars to get around their 47.3 square kilometre area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 60.6% of homes owning three or more vehicles. Very few people get by without a car, and the 1.1% of households without one is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6558, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 4 or more (20%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.9% of people. While working from home rose to 10.7% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure of 21.0%.
10.7% ▲ +112.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▲ +62.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 limited to bus services, with only two routes operating in the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, though the number of stops is slightly higher than in many similar areas.
12
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.59
Higher than 60% 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).
114.8
Lower than 53% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is 47 minutes. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 9 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
9
Lower than 52% 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.
47
Higher than 56% 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 6558, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6558/6558-wa/topic/transport