5.1% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6318, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6318, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in postcode 6318 than they were in 2011, where that figure rose by 9.7 percentage points to 17.1%. This area relies heavily on cars, with 0% of workers using public transport to commute. The region is mostly car-dependent, as only 5.1% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 72.2% having two or more vehicles. The proportion of homes without a motor vehicle fell to 5.1% since 2011, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6318, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 31%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 62.8% of people as the driver. While 17.1% work from home—well above the state figure—no one in the area uses public transport to commute, which is well below both the state and national levels.
17.1% ▲ +130.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 stop and three routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian average, and the only available mode is the bus.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.03
Lower than 65% 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).
26.4
Lower than 67% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Accessing transit is difficult for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 63 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
63
Higher than 88% 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.
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 6318, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6318/6318-wa/topic/transport