3.7% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6442, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6442, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people rely on public transport to get to work in postcode 6442 than in most similar areas. While most residents depend on cars, the typical home has two vehicles. Very few people work from home, with only 2% doing so in 2021.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. The most common arrangement is two vehicles per home, which accounts for 37.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6442, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 4.2% of workers use public transport, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. In contrast, working from home is very rare here at 2%, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
2.0% ▲ +218.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Public transport is limited, with only 4 stops and 2 routes serving the area. With only 6.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 1,623.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.62
Lower than 69% 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).
6.5
Lower than 79% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 a stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 16 minutes. This is higher than most similar areas.
16
Higher than 59% 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 6442, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6442/6442-wa/topic/transport