1.1% ▼ -65.3%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6262, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6262, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in postcode 6262 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, the area also has a significant number of people working from home compared to the state average. Most households here own multiple vehicles, and very few rely on public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in the area has a motor vehicle, with only 1.1% having none. This is well below the state and national figures, and the share of car-free homes has fallen since 2011. About 38% of households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6262, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 21.5% of people doing so, which is far above the Western Australian average. While the number of people using public transport to get to work is small at 2.9%, this is actually much higher than in most similar areas.
21.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▲ —
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 limited to two bus routes and three stops. With only 24.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is far below the Western Australian figure.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.09
Higher than 54% 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).
24.6
Lower than 68% 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 6262, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6262/6262-wa/topic/transport