11.7% ▲ +162.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6716, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6716, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in postcode 6716 are relying on public transport and living without cars than they were a decade ago. This shift is seen in the 34.5% of workers who use public transport to get to work, a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Homes without a motor vehicle rose to 11.7% in 2021, which is well above the state figure of 5.0%. Most households have one car, while 23.3% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6716, WA, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is very high at 34.5%, though only 3.1% of people work from home. This is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
3.1% ▲ +297.2%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
34.5% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 34.5%
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.
Despite the high number of commuters, the area has no recorded public transport stops or routes, placing it far below the Western Australian average.
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 6716, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6716/6716-wa/topic/transport