2.1% ▼ -75.7%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6461, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6461, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A stark gap in public transport access defines postcode 6461, where not a single person uses it to get to work. This reliance on private travel is clear, as only 2.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 38.7% having two and 14.4% owning three. The number of homes without a vehicle has fallen sharply since 2011, reaching just 2.1% in 2021.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6461, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 13.7% since 2011, which is well above the Western Australian figure. However, a car is still the primary way to get to work for 56.6% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +321.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is non-existent in this area, with zero stops, routes, or weekly departures. This leaves the region far below the Western Australian average for transit access.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 the city is a significant journey from here, with a typical drive time of 135 minutes, among the highest for similar areas.
135
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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).
More for 6461, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6461, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6461/6461-wa/topic/transport