0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6507, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6507, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 6507 than in most other areas, with 26.6% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This is a highly car-dependent region where every single household now owns at least one motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area is without a vehicle, a figure well below the 5% seen across Western Australia. Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 40.6% owning two cars and 23.1% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6507, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (23%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, far above the Western Australian figure of 7.5%. While 51.7% of people drive to work, others rely on walking (10.1%) or the bus (2.1%), and the share of public transport users has risen slightly since 2011.
26.6% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 limited to a single bus route with only three stops. While the number of stops per person is about the same as the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the Western Australian figure.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.66
Higher than 72% 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).
45.3
Lower than 62% 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 into the city is a significant journey for residents, with a typical drive time of 97 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
97
Higher than 79% 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 6507, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6507/6507-wa/topic/transport