6635, WA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 6635, WA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More than double the number of homes in postcode 6635 have no motor vehicle compared to 2011. This shift is part of a changing transport landscape where 22.2% of households now lack a car, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 6635, WA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 22.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the Western Australian figure of 5%. Nearly 30% of households own just one vehicle, while 25.9% own two.

22.2% ▲ +93.3%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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6635, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (33%) and 2 vehicles (29%), with No vehicle at 24%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a common choice for 17.1% of workers, and 6.2% use public transport, which is well above the national figure. However, working from home is much lower than most areas at 7.8%, and this has fallen since 2011.

7.8% ▼ -27.7%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

6.2% ▼ -56.3%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In 6635, WA, the largest group is Car (driver) at 40%, followed by Walked (28%) and Worked at home (13%).

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are 7.92 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. Despite having more stops than most areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian average, with all services provided by bus.

7.92

Higher than 86% 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).

21.1

Lower than 69% 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).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6635, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6635/6635-wa/topic/transport