0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6477, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6477, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single home in postcode 6477 owns a motor vehicle, making it one of the most car-dependent areas compared to similar places. While some residents work from home or walk to their jobs, the lack of local public transport infrastructure means most people rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 5%. Most households have one or two cars, though 15.9% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6477, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (32%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 18.7% of people work from home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While 48.8% drive themselves to work, a small number of residents use public transport, which rose to 4.9% over the last decade.
18.7% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▲ +166.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 almost non-existent here, with zero stops and zero routes. This is far below the state average, leaving the area with no weekly departures per 1,000 people.
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).
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 6477, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6477/6477-wa/topic/transport