13.0% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6743, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6743, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of car-free homes sets postcode 6743 apart from most similar areas. While 13% of households have no motor vehicle, the area has no public transport services, meaning residents rely heavily on private cars or walking to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Thirteen per cent of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 5%. This is among the highest rates for this level, and the number has risen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6743, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (32%), with No vehicle at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while only 4.5% work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%. Use of public transport for commuting is very low at 1.4% and has fallen since 2011.
4.5% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -73.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area, leaving it far below the Western Australian average for service access.
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 6743, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6743/6743-wa/topic/transport