6.5% ▲ —
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6518, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6518, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Remote work and public transport use have both grown since 2011 in postcode 6518. Nearly 29% of people now work from home, a significant jump from a decade ago. This shift happens alongside a rise in the number of homes without a motor vehicle, which now stands at 6.5%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 35% of homes have two vehicles, while 15.6% have four or more. The 6.5% of households without a car is a little above the Western Australian figure and has risen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6518, WA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 4 or more at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 28.7%, which is far above the state figure. The 6.9% of people who use public transport to get to work is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure.
28.7% ▲ —
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▲ —
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 14.35 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Western Australian figure, with all services being buses.
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.
14.35
Higher than 92% 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).
134.0
Lower than 52% 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).
2
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6518, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6518/6518-wa/topic/transport