6446, WA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 6446, WA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More than 43% of homes in postcode 6446 have two motor vehicles, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this area. The region stands out for its high rate of remote work and a total lack of households without a vehicle.

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📍 6446, WA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every single home here has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4% for those without. Most households are well-equipped, with 41.6% owning three or more vehicles.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 6446, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is very common here at 34.7%, far above the national figure of 21%. This helps explain why not a single person uses public transport to get to work, a rate well below both the state and national figures.

34.7%

Higher than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 38.2%
  • 2021: 34.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 6446, WA, the largest group is Car (driver) at 45%, followed by Worked at home (37%) and Walked (18%).

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are 17.7 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—actual service is low. With only one bus route and two stops, weekly departures are far below the Western Australian figure.

17.70

Higher than 96% 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).

61.9

Lower than 57% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6446, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6446/6446-wa/topic/transport