1.4% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6282, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6282, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 43% of homes in postcode 6282 have two motor vehicles, making car ownership very common here. This reliance on cars is reflected in the commute, where almost no one uses public transport to get to work. Instead, many residents work from home or drive.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households go without a car, with only 1.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the state figure of 5.0% and the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6282, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 20.7% of residents, which is far above the Western Australian average of 7.5%. In contrast, 0.0% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average.
20.7% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 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.
Public transport options are very limited, with only one route and two stops serving the area. This results in just 14.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,623.0.
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.
1.31
Lower than 71% 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).
14.5
Lower than 71% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes a typical 72 minutes, which is among the highest times for this type of area.
72
Higher than 93% 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 6282, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6282/6282-wa/topic/transport