2.8% ▼ -71.4%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6603, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6603, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in postcode 6603 are without a car, as only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This high reliance on driving is a necessity for daily life in an area where the drive to the city takes 110 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 43.6% owning two and 18.6% owning three. The share of homes without a vehicle has fallen 7.0 percentage points since 2011 and is now well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6603, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.1% of people, while only 0.7% use public transport, which is well below the Western Australian average. Working from home is rare here, at 9.5%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.5% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 three stops and one route serving the area. This means there are only 7.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure that is far below the state average.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.70
Lower 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).
7.2
Lower than 78% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 around is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop can take up to 80 minutes. This is among the highest walking times for this level of area.
80
Higher than 98% 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.
110
Higher than 85% 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).
More for 6603, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6603, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6603/6603-wa/topic/transport