3.0% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6409, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6409, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A two-hour drive to the city makes cars essential for daily life in postcode 6409. Almost every home owns a motor vehicle, as there are virtually no public transport options for those heading to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 3.0% having none. This is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%, and the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6409, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (34%) and 1 vehicle (30%), with 4 or more at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Instead, 55.9% of workers drive and 14.9% work from home, though this last group fell 4.6 points since 2011.
14.9% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
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.
While there are 5.18 stops per 1,000 people, the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian figure. All available public transport 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.
5.18
Higher than 67% 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).
62.2
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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is a challenge, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 51 minutes. Both the walking distance and the 120-minute drive to the city are much higher than in most areas.
51
Higher than 82% 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.
120
Higher than 87% 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 6409, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6409/6409-wa/topic/transport