0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6512, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6512, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift in how people work has defined the transport landscape in postcode 6512, where the share of people working from home fell 11 points since 2016. It is a place where car ownership is universal, as every single home has at least one motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car reliance is absolute here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle—a figure well below the national 7.4%. Most households are well equipped, with 67.6% owning either two or three vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6512, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 3 vehicles (29%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. While 18.2% of people work from home, this is a little below the Australian average of 21.0%.
18.2% —
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 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.
The area has 21.74 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 5.48. However, this access is limited to a single bus route, and weekly departures are 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.
21.74
Higher than 99% 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).
87.0
Lower than 55% 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 challenging, as it takes 118 minutes to drive to the city. Walking to the nearest stop is also difficult, with a 67-minute walk being much higher than in most areas.
67
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
118
Higher than 87% 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 6512, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6512/6512-wa/topic/transport