1.5% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6562, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6562, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single home in postcode 6562 relies on a car to get around, with only 1.5% of households having no motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private cars is clear in the daily commute, as the area has very few public transport options and sits over 55 minutes from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 82% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Very few households are without a car, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6562, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.2% of people commuting as the driver. Only 9% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
9.0% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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 very limited, with only two bus routes and two stops serving the area. This means there are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the Western Australian average.
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.
1.42
Lower than 70% 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).
9.9
Lower than 75% 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.
Getting into the city is a significant trip, with a typical drive time of 55 minutes, which is higher than in most other areas.
55
Higher than 60% 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 6562, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6562/6562-wa/topic/transport