6423, WA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 6423, WA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Zero people used public transport to get to work in postcode 6423, a figure well below both the state and national levels. While most residents rely on cars or walking, about 6.2% of homes now have no motor vehicle, which is a rise of 6.2 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 6423, WA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, with 30.8% owning two and 13.8% owning three. Those without a vehicle make up 6.2% of the area, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.

6.2% ▲ —

Higher than 72% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 6423, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 34%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a common way to get to work for 21.2% of people, while 54.5% drive. The number of people working from home is 9.1%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

9.1% ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 6423, WA, Car (driver) is the majority at 64%; Walked is next at 25%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Despite having 13.7 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state figure—weekly departures are far below the rest of Western Australia. There are only two stops and one route in the area, both for trains.

13.70

Higher than 92% 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).

123.3

Lower than 53% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6423, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6423/6423-wa/topic/transport