5.6% ▲ +136.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6346, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6346, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Reliance on cars is a way of life in postcode 6346, where nearly half of all workers drive themselves to their jobs. While some residents work from home or use local buses, the area's vast size makes private vehicles essential for most people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, and 18.3% have four or more. However, the proportion of households with no motor vehicle has risen to 5.6%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6346, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 34%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 15.2% of people, a figure well above the Western Australian average. While 4.8% use public transport to get to work, this is a drop of 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
15.2% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -56.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
There are 8.41 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. Despite this, the 50.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average, and all services are provided by buses.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.41
Higher than 87% 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).
50.5
Lower than 60% 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 6346, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6346/6346-wa/topic/transport