2.5% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6517, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6517, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people rely on public transport in postcode 6517 than across the rest of the country. Most residents depend on their own cars, with only 2.5% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private transport is common across the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 40.8% have two. This means very few households are without a vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 6517, WA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes using public transport, which is well below the Western Australian figure. While 65.6% of workers drive, 9.7% work from home, though this is far below the national average of 21%.
9.7% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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.
Public transport options are very limited, with only one route and one stop available. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and all available services are buses.
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.
2.46
Lower than 62% 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).
19.7
Lower than 70% 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.
Access to transit is difficult for those who need it, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 45 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
45
Higher than 79% 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.
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 6517, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6517/6517-wa/topic/transport