7.5% ▲ —
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6445, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6445, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 6445 than in the rest of Western Australia. This is a car-dependent area where the typical home has two or more vehicles, though a growing number of households now get by without one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 81.1% having two or more vehicles. Interestingly, the share of homes with no motor vehicle rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.5%, which is a little above the state figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6445, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 33%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 4 or more (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 29.5% of people doing so, which is far above the Western Australian average. This is the most popular way to work, followed by driving a car at 27.3% and walking at 13.6%.
29.5% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▲ —
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
While there are 12.58 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—actual service is limited. There are only two bus stops and one route, leaving weekly departures far below the state 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.
12.58
Higher than 91% 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).
44.0
Lower than 62% 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 6445, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6445/6445-wa/topic/transport