0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6501, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6501, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 65% of workers in postcode 6501 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. The area is very car-dependent, with almost every home owning a vehicle and a long 115-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 0.9% having none, a figure well below the state and national averages. Most households are well-equipped, as 84.1% of homes own three or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6501, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 33%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 13.5% of residents, which is well above the state figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, and this dropped to just 0.6% since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -70.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 routes or stops in the area. This means there are zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Western Australian 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.
Reaching the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 115 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
115
Higher than 86% 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 6501, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6501, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6501/6501-wa/topic/transport