1.3% ▲ —
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6311, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6311, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drive time of 119 minutes to the city makes postcode 6311 one of the most remote areas for commuting. This distance means the vast majority of residents rely on their own cars to get around, with almost every home owning at least one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures. Most households are well-equipped, with 73.4% owning three or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6311, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 32%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one uses public transport to get to work, and 64.1% drive themselves. About 12% of people work from home, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average but well below the national one.
12.0% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 very limited, with only one bus route and two stops serving the area. This results in just 19.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.31
Lower than 54% 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).
19.8
Lower than 69% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 41 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
41
Higher than 76% 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.
119
Higher than 87% 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 6311, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6311/6311-wa/topic/transport