1.5% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6218, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6218, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 90-minute drive to the city defines the remote nature of postcode 6218. Car ownership is extremely high here, with almost every household owning a vehicle to manage the long distances and limited transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures. Most households are well-equipped, with 46.6% owning two vehicles and another 25.5% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6218, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 61.5% of people as the driver. Working from home is rare at 8.3%, which is far below the national figure, and only 1.4% of people use public transport.
8.3% ▲ +100.9%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 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.
While the number of stops per 1,000 people is about the same as the state average, actual service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure, with buses making up 87% of the limited options.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.55
Higher than 71% 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).
85.0
Lower than 55% 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).
2
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is challenging, as the typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 39 minutes. This is much higher than most areas.
39
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
90
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6218, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6218/6218-wa/topic/transport