4.2% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6290, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6290, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in postcode 6290 than across the rest of the state. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, with only 1.4% of workers using public transit for their daily commute. This high dependence on private vehicles is mirrored by very limited local transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 39.8% having two vehicles and 11.8% owning three. Only 4.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6290, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 54.9% of people commuting as a driver. Working from home is used by 12.5% of residents, which is well above the state figure but well below the national average.
12.5% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
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. There are just 1.09 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian average of 5.48.
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.
1.09
Lower than 74% 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).
12.0
Lower than 73% 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).
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 6290, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6290/6290-wa/topic/transport