6.5% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6312, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6312, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in postcode 6312 compared to most similar areas. While most residents rely on cars, about 6.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most other areas of this type.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own one or two cars, though 6.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%, but the number of carless homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6312, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work by public transport is rare here at 1.1%, which is well below the state figure of 4.7%. Only 4.9% of people work from home, a rate far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
4.9% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▲ +131.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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.
Access to services is very limited, with only 0.44 stops per 1,000 people, far below Western Australia's 5.48. There are only two stops and three bus routes, meaning weekly departures are much lower than in most areas.
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.
0.44
Lower 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).
4.4
Lower than 81% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 6312, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6312/6312-wa/topic/transport