0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6309, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6309, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in postcode 6309 rely on driving to get to work. This area is heavily dependent on cars, with virtually no homes lacking a vehicle. It is a remote setting where residents face very long travel times to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area lacks a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Western Australian and national averages. About 34% of households have two vehicles, and nearly a quarter have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6309, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 34%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 4 or more (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes using public transport, which is well below the state and national figures. While 18.5% of people work from home, this is far above the Western Australian average of 7.5%.
18.5% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 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.
The area has a few more transport stops per 1,000 people than the state average, but the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian figure. All available public transport is provided by bus.
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.
6.85
Higher than 81% 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).
41.1
Lower than 63% 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 challenging, as the drive time to the city is among the highest for similar areas at 133 minutes. Similarly, the 75-minute walk to the nearest stop is among the highest recorded.
75
Higher than 95% 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.
133
Higher than 90% 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 6309, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6309/6309-wa/topic/transport