3.3% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6244, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6244, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen to 26.8% in postcode 6244, making it a key feature of how people manage their day. While vehicle ownership has stayed steady, the area relies heavily on private cars due to very limited public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have more than one car, with 36.7% owning two and 19.5% owning three. Only 3.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6244, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is very common here, with 26.8% of people working from home, far above the Western Australian figure of 7.5%. Only 1.0% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work.
26.8% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport is scarce, with only one stop and two routes serving the area. This results in just 5.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average.
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.
0.63
Lower than 79% 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).
5.1
Lower than 80% 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 6244, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6244/6244-wa/topic/transport