2.2% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6460, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6460, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in postcode 6460 use public transport, which is much lower than in most similar areas. The region is heavily reliant on private cars, with only 2.2% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This reflects a remote setting where the typical drive to the city takes 94 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 36.3% of homes have two vehicles and 26.4% have three or more. Only 2.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6460, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Most people drive themselves to work (63.8%), while 12.1% work from home, a rate that is well above the Western Australian average.
12.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 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 route and one stop serving the area. There are 5.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,623.0.
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.
1.45
Lower than 70% 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).
5.8
Lower than 79% 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 dominated by the car, especially since the drive time to the city is 94 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
94
Higher than 78% 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 6460, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6460/6460-wa/topic/transport