0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6509, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6509, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two or more motor vehicles are found in 66.7% of homes in postcode 6509, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a place where vehicle ownership is nearly universal and public transport is rarely used for commuting. Most residents face a long trip to the city, with a typical drive time of 92 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area lacks a motor vehicle, a figure that is well below both the Western Australian and national averages. Over 31% of households own four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6509, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 4 or more (33%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national and state figures. While 10.6% of people work from home, this is far below the Australian average and has fallen by 10 points since 2011.
10.6% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 6.58 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. However, weekly departures are far below the state average, with only bus services available.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.58
Higher than 79% 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).
52.6
Lower than 60% 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.
Travel is dominated by private cars, especially as the drive time to the city is 92 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
92
Higher than 77% 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 6509, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6509/6509-wa/topic/transport