4.7% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6450, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6450, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in postcode 6450 compared to the national figure, with only 7.5% doing so. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the actual frequency of services is much lower than across Western Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in the area have at least one car, and 38.5% have two. Only 4.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6450, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 67.8% of people. Only 0.8% use public transport, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 4.7% and has barely changed over the last decade.
7.5% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
The area has 132 public transport stops, giving it far more stops per 1,000 people than the state average. However, these are all bus services and the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian figure.
132
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.03
Higher than 88% 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).
149.9
Lower than 51% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 6450, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6450/6450-wa/topic/transport