14.3% —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6605, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6605, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 128-minute drive to the city marks postcode 6605 as a very remote area. Residents rely almost entirely on cars for travel, with practically no one using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 4 or more at 25%, ahead of 1 vehicle (19%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6605, WA, the largest group is 4 or more at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (30%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work for 71.4% of people. While 14.3% now work from home—an increase since 2016—the use of public transport is non-existent at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are 48.78 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian figure, but actual service is low with only 97.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
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.
48.78
Higher than 99% 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).
97.6
Lower than 55% 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, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 87 minutes. This is among the highest walking times for any similar area.
87
Higher than 99% 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.
128
Higher than 89% 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 6605, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6605/6605-wa/topic/transport