2.3% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6390, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6390, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in postcode 6390 go without a car, with only 2.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This reliance on private transport is clear in a region where the typical drive to the city takes 249 minutes, one of the longest commute times for its area level.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 36.8% owning two and 21.6% owning three. The share of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6390, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, used by 63.9% of people. Only 5.6% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%, while public transport use for commuting fell to 2.0% since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -76.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 limited to two bus routes and five stops. This is far below the Western Australian average for service frequency, with only 41.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.99
Lower than 57% 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).
41.2
Lower than 63% 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.
The area is very remote, with the drive time to the city being among the highest at this level at 249 minutes.
249
Higher than 99% 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).
More for 6390, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6390, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6390/6390-wa/topic/transport