7.5% ▲ +185.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6397, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6397, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 40 percentage point gap separates postcode 6397 from the Western Australian average when it comes to working from home. This area is heavily reliant on private cars and remote work, with nearly half of the workforce avoiding a daily commute entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 22.5% having four or more. However, the share of households with no motor vehicle has risen to 7.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6397, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 34%, followed by 4 or more (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, with 47.2% of the workforce doing so—a figure far above the national average. No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
47.2% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport is non-existent in this area, with zero routes, stops, or departures. This lack of access is far below the Western Australian average.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 6397, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6397/6397-wa/topic/transport