33.3% —
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6616, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6616, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people work from home in postcode 6616 than in most other areas, with 33.3% doing so. This reliance on home-based work is a standout feature of the area, where car travel is the primary way to get around and public transport use is non-existent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in the area has a motor vehicle, a figure well below the 5% of households without one seen across Western Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6616, WA, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 1 vehicle is next at 32%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, down 11 points since 2016. Instead, a third of the workforce works from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 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 the area has 32.79 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—these two bus stops provide very few services, with weekly departures far below the state figure.
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.
32.79
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).
65.6
Lower than 57% 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 a transit stop is a challenge here, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 62 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
62
Higher than 88% 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 6616, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6616/6616-wa/topic/transport