18.1% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6642, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6642, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a third of working residents in postcode 6642 drive themselves to work, though the area has a surprisingly high number of car-free homes. While 18.1% of households have no motor vehicle—far above the national figure—public transport options remain very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above Western Australia's 5.0%. This figure has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, though 40.6% of households still rely on a single car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6642, WA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A higher share of people use public transport to get to work (9.7%) than in most other areas, though this fell 3.2 percentage points since 2011. Conversely, only 5.4% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
5.4% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.7% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 scarce, with only two stops and one route serving the area. This explains why weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure, and the system relies entirely on buses.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.67
Lower than 68% 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).
3.3
Lower than 82% 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 6642, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6642/6642-wa/topic/transport