4.5% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6321, WA · Postcode
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged from zero to 19% of the workforce since 2011 in postcode 6321. This shift highlights a changing landscape where remote work is now a major part of the local economy. While car travel remains dominant, more people are choosing flexible ways to work than in previous years.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with only 4.5% of households having no motor vehicle. This is slightly lower than the national figure and represents a 1.4 point drop since 2011.
4.5% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6321, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (34%) and 2 vehicles (31%), with 3 vehicles at 22%.
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 19% now work from home, which is far above the Western Australian figure. Public transport use is low at 1.8%, though this is still higher than in most similar areas.
19.0% ▲ —
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▲ —
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
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.
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 5.94 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian figure, and all services are by bus.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.94
Higher 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).
67.3
Lower than 57% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6321, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6321/6321-wa/topic/transport