5.5% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6432, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6432, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of workers in postcode 6432 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. While the area has more transport stops than most similar places, very few people actually work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 37% having two vehicles. The share of homes without a motor vehicle is 5.5%, which is higher than most areas, though this figure has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6432, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 2.1% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average. Public transport use for commuting is 2.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas despite being a little below the state figure.
2.1% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 47 public transport stops, giving the area 6.57 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, weekly departures are far below the Western Australian figure, with all services provided by buses.
47
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 79% 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).
398.5
Higher than 60% 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).
5
Higher than 57% 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 6432, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6432/6432-wa/topic/transport