2.3% ▼ -65.6%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6609, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6609, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in postcode 6609 compared to the rest of the state. This is a car-dependent area where only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, as public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 45.3% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a car is 2.3%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6609, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes using public transport, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 4.7%. Most people drive to work, while 5.8% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
5.8% ▲ +65.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
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: 0.7%
- 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 very limited, with only one route and one stop serving the area. This results in just 4.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average of 1,623.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.17
Lower than 73% 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).
4.7
Lower than 81% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 6609, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6609/6609-wa/topic/transport