3.4% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6304, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6304, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 44-minute walk to the nearest stop makes travel quite a challenge in postcode 6304. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around and get to work, with very few using public transport. This dependence on vehicles is clear, as only 3.4% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 37.8% owning two and 14.5% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is 3.4%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6304, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.1% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Working from home is more common here than in the rest of Western Australia at 16.5%, though this is well below the national average.
16.5% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -52.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 two routes and five stops serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.00
Lower than 57% 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).
17.4
Lower than 70% 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.
Daily travel involves long distances, with a typical drive time to the city of 86 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 44-minute walk required to reach the nearest transit stop.
44
Higher than 78% 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.
86
Higher than 75% 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).
More for 6304, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6304, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6304/6304-wa/topic/transport