2.1% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6502, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6502, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 250-minute drive to the city defines the remote nature of postcode 6502. Car ownership is essential here, as only 2.1% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This makes the area much more reliant on private transport than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 37.8% having two and 21.4% having three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6502, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.2%. While 10.1% of the workforce now works from home—a small rise since 2011—this is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
10.1% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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, consisting of a single bus route with four stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure, with only 13.1 departures recorded.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.28
Lower than 54% 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).
13.1
Lower than 72% 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.
The area is extremely isolated, with the drive time to the city being among the highest for similar areas.
250
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6502, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6502/6502-wa/topic/transport