36.0% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6740, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6740, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A striking 36% of homes in postcode 6740 have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This lack of private transport is common for the area, where public transit options are almost non-existent. Most residents rely on cars or walking to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than a third of households have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen slightly since 2011. For those with cars, the most common setup is owning just one vehicle, which 33.8% of homes do.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6740, WA splits fairly evenly between No vehicle (36%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 2 vehicles at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a major way to get to work for 24.4% of people. Very few residents work from home at 2.7%, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
2.7% ▼ -43.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 virtually unavailable here, with zero routes and stops recorded. This means the area has far fewer departures and stops per person than 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 6740, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6740/6740-wa/topic/transport