5.3% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6426, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6426, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of workers in postcode 6426 drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way to get around. While most households own multiple vehicles, there is a surprisingly high use of public transport for commuting compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 36.4% owning one and 32.8% owning two. About 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6426, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas at 9.5%, a figure that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, working from home is far below the national average, with only 4.7% of people doing so.
4.7% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.5% ▲ +96.3%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
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.
Access to services is limited, with only two public transport stops and one route serving the area. This results in a very low number of weekly departures per person, far below the Western Australian average.
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.
2.24
Lower than 63% 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).
20.1
Lower than 69% 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).
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 6426, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6426/6426-wa/topic/transport