3.1% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6302, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6302, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in postcode 6302, where very few people can get by without a vehicle. Only 3.1% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in how people get to work and the limited public transport available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 35.8% having two vehicles and 10.8% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car has barely changed since 2011, staying at around 3.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6302, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.3% of people, while only 1.3% use public transport. Working from home is more common here than in the state average, though it fell to 11.2% in 2021 and remains well below the national figure.
11.2% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -36.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 very limited, with only four stops and two bus routes serving the area. This results in just 6.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian average.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.15
Lower than 73% 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).
6.3
Lower than 79% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Reaching the city is a significant journey, with typical drive times taking 67 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also difficult, taking 27 minutes for most residents.
27
Higher than 67% 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.
67
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 6302, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6302/6302-wa/topic/transport