8.1% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6429, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6429, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.1% of workers in postcode 6429 work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people rely on cars to get to work, though the area has a higher rate of homes without any motor vehicle compared to most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one or two vehicles per household.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6429, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (33%) and 2 vehicles (32%), with 3 vehicles at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a common choice for 11.4% of workers, while 61.8% drive themselves to work. The number of people using public transport to commute is 5.3%, which is much higher than in most similar areas but has fallen since 2011.
1.1% ▼ -72.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -48.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 6.2 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian figure.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.20
Higher than 76% 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).
29.0
Lower than 67% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 6429, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6429/6429-wa/topic/transport