0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6405, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6405, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero homes without a motor vehicle is the standout feature of postcode 6405, where car ownership is universal. This reliance on private transport is clear, as most residents drive to work and the drive time to the city is much higher than in most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in the area has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures. More than half of all households have three or more vehicles, with 40% owning exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6405, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves to work, though 17% work from home, a rate well above the Western Australian figure. Only 2% use public transport to commute, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
17.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -59.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 the number of stops per 1,000 people is much higher than most similar areas, the frequency of services is far below the state average. All available public transport in the area is provided by trains.
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.
5.92
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).
71.0
Lower than 56% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is a significant journey for residents, with a typical drive time of 98 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
98
Higher than 80% 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 6405, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6405/6405-wa/topic/transport