6.5% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6485, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6485, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 133-minute drive to the city makes postcode 6485 one of the most remote areas in the region. The area relies almost entirely on private cars for travel, as there are no public transport options available for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011, when 8.1% of homes were without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6485, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 4.7%. Instead, 58.5% of workers drive, while 15.0% work from home, a rate well above the state average.
15.0% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means the number of weekly departures and stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 drive time to the city is 133 minutes, which is among the highest for areas at this level.
133
Higher than 90% 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 6485, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6485, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6485/6485-wa/topic/transport