6.5% ▲ +166.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6606, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6606, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of workers in postcode 6606 rely on driving a car to get to work. This area has a very high number of homes with multiple vehicles, although the proportion of households without a car has risen to 6.5% since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least two vehicles, with 21% owning four or more. The number of households with no motor vehicle is now much higher than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6606, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 31%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 4 or more (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 21.2% of people doing so, which is far above the Western Australian figure. Conversely, the share of people using public transport to commute has fallen to 0.0%.
21.2% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 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.
While there are more stops per 1,000 people than in most areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure. All public transport in the area is provided by buses.
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.
15.04
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).
30.1
Lower than 66% 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 to the nearest transit stop is a challenge, as the typical walk takes 43 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
43
Higher than 77% 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.
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 6606, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6606/6606-wa/topic/transport