1.7% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6503, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6503, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport use has climbed by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 6503, though cars remain essential. Very few people get by without a vehicle, and the typical trip to the city takes 65 minutes, reflecting the area's distance from the urban centre.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state figure of 5.0%. Most households rely on multiple cars, with 18.2% owning three vehicles and another 18.2% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6503, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 4.6% of workers use public transport, which is a little above the national figure. While 15.9% of people work from home—well above the Western Australian average—nearly half of all workers drive themselves to work.
15.9% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▲ +457.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
Public transport is very limited here, with just two stops and one bus route. This results in only 5.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the state average.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.85
Lower than 76% 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).
5.1
Lower than 80% 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 private travel, as the drive time to the city is 65 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
65
Higher than 65% 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 6503, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6503/6503-wa/topic/transport