4.5% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6306, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6306, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero people in postcode 6306 use public transport to get to work, creating a massive gap compared to the Western Australian average. This area relies heavily on private cars, as public transport options are almost non-existent. Most residents travel long distances to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 38.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.5% having four or more. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6306, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Half of the workforce drive themselves to work, while 18.3% work from home, which is far above the state figure. Walking is also common at 12.9%, but no one uses public transport for their commute.
18.3% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 is very limited, with just one route and one stop serving the area. This means there are only 1.02 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian average.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.02
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).
12.3
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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 53 minutes. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking about 89 minutes.
53
Higher than 83% 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.
89
Higher than 76% 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 6306, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6306/6306-wa/topic/transport