4.9% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6510, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6510, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer public transport options are available in postcode 6510 than in most similar areas. This is a remote setting where cars are essential, as it takes 106 minutes to drive to the city. Only 0.6% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number of carless homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6510, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.9% of people being the driver. Those working from home make up 9.2% of the workforce, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
9.2% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited here, with only two stops and one bus route serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure.
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.
1.03
Lower than 74% 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).
8.2
Lower than 77% 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 times are much higher than in most areas, with the drive to the city taking 106 minutes.
106
Higher than 83% 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 6510, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6510/6510-wa/topic/transport