0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6424, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6424, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A near-total reliance on cars defines transport in postcode 6424, where every single home owns at least one motor vehicle. While public transport access is rare, over a quarter of the workforce avoids commuting altogether by working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every household in the area owns a car, which is well below the state and national figures for homes without vehicles. Most homes have two cars, while nearly 20% of households own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6424, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 4 or more at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one uses public transport to get to work, a figure that fell 6.8 percentage points since 2016. This is far below the state average, though 27.3% of people work from home, which is well above the national figure.
27.3% —
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 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.
There are 27.78 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, this is limited to a single train route with only two stops and weekly departures far below the Western Australian figure.
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.
27.78
Higher 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).
250.0
Higher 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).
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.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is a challenge for residents, with a typical walk taking 51 minutes, which is much higher than 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.
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 6424, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6424/6424-wa/topic/transport