6.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6722, WA · Postcode
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A strong reliance on cars defines daily life in postcode 6722, where 71.9% of workers drive themselves to work. While there are plenty of bus stops for the population, very few people actually use them to commute.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 41.3% owning two vehicles. However, 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
6.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In 6722, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
How people travel to work.
Only 1.1% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Similarly, the 2.4% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
2.4% ▲ +86.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -78.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
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.
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Postcode 6722 has 7.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Western Australian average. Despite having 80 bus stops, the number of weekly departures per person is far below the state figure.
80
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.08
Higher than 83% 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).
223.4
Higher than 54% 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).
3
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6722, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6722/6722-wa/topic/transport