6462, WA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 6462, WA

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

Almost every single household in postcode 6462 relies on a car to get around, making it much more car-dependent than most areas. With no public transport available and a typical drive to the city taking 127 minutes, residents depend heavily on private vehicles for their daily needs.

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📍 6462, WA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and most families have multiple cars, with 40.7% of homes owning two vehicles.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 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 6462, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 4 or more (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is very common at 26.5%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 7.5%. No one uses public transport to get to work, while 47% of residents drive themselves.

26.5% ▼ -18.5%

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 32.5%
  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 26.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 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 6462, WA, Car (driver) is the majority at 57%; Worked at home is next at 32%.

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport stops or routes in the area, leaving it far below the state average for transit access.

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Traveling to the city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 127 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.

127

Higher than 89% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6462, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6462/6462-wa/topic/transport