0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6243, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6243, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 28% of workers in postcode 6243 now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This area relies heavily on private cars for travel, while public transport use is virtually non-existent. It is a place where every single household owns at least one motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in this area lacks a motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most households have one or two cars, though 10% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6243, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 16 points since 2016 to reach 27.8%, while 36.1% of workers drive to their jobs. No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure.
27.8% —
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
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.
While there are 11.9 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—there is only one stop in total. This reflects in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.90
Higher than 90% 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).
47.6
Lower than 61% 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).
2
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6243, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6243/6243-wa/topic/transport