9.5% —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6489, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6489, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport access defines postcode 6489, where no one uses transit to get to work. Instead, nearly 29% of people work from home, a figure far above the state and national averages.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and rose by 9.5 points since 2016. Most households rely on cars, with 47.6% owning one vehicle and 33.3% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6489, WA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 28.6%, well above the 21% national figure. This trend is reflected in the commute, where 39.3% drive and 10.7% walk, while 0% use public transport.
28.6% —
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is entirely absent in this area, with zero stops, routes, or departures. This puts the area far below the Western Australian average for transport 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).
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6489, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6489/6489-wa/topic/transport