2.3% ▼ -43.0%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6383, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6383, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people here rely on public transport compared to other areas, making cars essential for most. In postcode 6383, only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars is likely due to the long 109-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 37.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.7% owning four or more. The share of homes without a car has fallen to 2.3%, which is lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6383, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 4 or more at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average. Instead, about half of workers drive themselves, while 14.6% work from home, which is well above the Western Australian figure.
14.6% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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.
While there are 6.42 public transport stops per 1,000 people—slightly more than the state average—these are all bus stops. Despite this, weekly departures are far below the state figure, with only 16 departures per 1,000 people.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.42
Higher than 78% 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).
16.0
Lower than 71% 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.
Reaching the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 109 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 12 minutes.
12
Higher than 54% 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.
109
Higher than 84% 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 6383, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6383/6383-wa/topic/transport